War and the Iliad
By: by Simone Weil and Rachel Bespaloff ; translated by Mary McCarthy ; introduction by Christopher Benfey ; afterword by Hermann Broch.
Contributors: Bespaloff, Rachel.; McCarthy, Mary, 1912-
Publisher: New York Review Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Homer.; Epic poetry, Greek -- History and criticism.; Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature.; Power (Social sciences) in literature.; Trojan War -- Literature and the war.; Violence in literature.; War in literature.
Notes: Originally published as two separate essays: L'Iliade, ou, le poème de la force / Simone Weil ; De l'Iliade / Rachel Bespaloff. Now published together and translated into English.
Table of contents: title: A Tale of two Iliads / Christopher Benfey; title: The Iliad, or The poem of force / Simone Weil; title: On the Iliad / Rachel Bespaloff; title: The style of the Mythical Age / Hermann Broch.