Ep 678 - The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Sing, goddess, of the creativity of Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles. This romance/war history deftly combines the existing canon of Greek epic and myth with a moving story about young Patroclus and his love Achilles. We read a lot of myth this year (including The Iliad) so we have a lot of feelings!

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:05.6	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told tale,
0:11.3	they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.2	Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
0:44.8	Music These are books you should been meaning to read.
0:49.0	My name is Craig.
0:49.9	My name is Andrew.
0:51.4	And it may feel like an episode of Stop Homer Time.
0:56.1	It's like a cousin.
0:56.9	It's like a...
0:57.6	Which is our bespoke.
0:59.0	Yes, again, our bespoke podcast where we talk exclusively about Emily Wilson translations of epic poems.
1:04.8	Yes.
1:05.7	Most recently, the Iliad.
1:08.1	And this time we are talking about a very illied a very illyed book it's so ill
1:17.2	the guys in the story they're so ill.
1:19.6	Homer was illing.
1:21.1	Yes.
1:21.9	That guy.
1:22.5	That guy Homer.
1:24.6	We are.
1:26.2	That collective, sorry, that collective of poets that we know today as Homer.
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