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Wrath Of Achilles, The: An Introduction To The Iliad; Priam And Achilles
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03/27/1958
In this eighth and final episode, "Professor and Lowell Television Lecturer at Harvard University" I. A. Richards reads from books twenty-three and twenty-four of his abridged translation of the Iliad, The Wrath of Achilles. Richards begins by commenting on the ending of the Iliad, its considerable influence on subsequent poetry and prose. He quickly picks up the action where he left off, with Achilles dragging Hector's body back to the Greek camp and addressing the corpse of Patroclus. The gods debate Achilles's actions and mediate Hector's return to Troy. Priam meets with Achilles and retakes Hector's body. The series ends with the reading; there is no additional commentary by Richards. Summary and select metadata for this record was submitted by John Marx & Mark Cooper. Based on the 1958 book The Wrath of Achilles, The Iliad of Homer by I.A. Richards.
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- Series
- Wrath Of Achilles, The: An Introduction To The Iliad
- Program
- Priam And Achilles
- Program Number
8
- Series Description
Based on the 1958 book The Wrath of Achilles, The Illiad of Homer by I.A. Richards. Series release date: 1958
- Program Description
Based on the 1958 book The Wrath of Achilles, The Illiad of Homer by I.A. Richards.
- Duration
00:27:58
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Iliad
- Richards, I. A. (Ivor Armstrong), 1893-1979
- Troy
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Trojan War
- Sculpture, Greek
- Homer
- Genres
- Educational
- Topics
- Literature
- Contributors
- Richards, I. A. (Ivor Armstrong), 1893-1979 (Host)
- Barlow, Lewis (Producer)
- Publication Information
- Courtesy of Thirteen/WNET New York and WGBH Boston
- Citation
- Chicago: “Wrath Of Achilles, The: An Introduction To The Iliad; Priam And Achilles,” 03/27/1958, GBH Archives, accessed April 18, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E5BC91675B164216BA4B57494FCFD0E4.
- MLA: “Wrath Of Achilles, The: An Introduction To The Iliad; Priam And Achilles.” 03/27/1958. GBH Archives. Web. April 18, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E5BC91675B164216BA4B57494FCFD0E4>.
- APA: Wrath Of Achilles, The: An Introduction To The Iliad; Priam And Achilles. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E5BC91675B164216BA4B57494FCFD0E4