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Wrath Of Achilles, The: An Introduction To The Iliad; Embassy To Achilles, The
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02/27/1958
In this fourth episode, "Professor and Lowell Television Lecturer at Harvard University" I. A. Richards reads from book nine of his abridged translation of the Iliad, The Wrath of Achilles. As in the other episodes, Richards begins by introducing the book's major categories, illustrating them with Greek statues, images of which appear to his side. The episode's focus is the "mysterious power of Achilles," to whom Agamemnon appeals for assistance in the Trojan endeavor. Richards reads and comments on Agamemnon's "huge" offer to Achilles and the latter's refusal. 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
- Embassy To Achilles, The
- Program Number
4
- 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
00:28:59
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Iliad
- Richards, I. A. (Ivor Armstrong), 1893-1979
- Trojan War
- Sculpture, Greek
- Troy
- Homer
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 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; Embassy To Achilles, The,” 02/27/1958, GBH Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2719BB2761A74B93A518C9DD9FD03167.
- MLA: “Wrath Of Achilles, The: An Introduction To The Iliad; Embassy To Achilles, The.” 02/27/1958. GBH Archives. Web. November 23, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2719BB2761A74B93A518C9DD9FD03167>.
- APA: Wrath Of Achilles, The: An Introduction To The Iliad; Embassy To Achilles, The. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2719BB2761A74B93A518C9DD9FD03167