“I’ve read Ajax,” their companion replied, assuringly. “It’s not complicated.” Maybe it’s this interpretation, then, which frames the mythological drama of Trojan war hero Ajax as an American ...

Soldiers are different. They are servants of the state. In well-governed countries, they are bound by discipline, the rule of ...

Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson and Anne Hathaway are among the cast for the director’s take on the epic poem.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (2011) The Song of Achilles is a retelling of the Homeric epic “The Iliad,” from the ... adds to the intrigue and plot of the series.

On December 18, Holland said on an episode of the "Dish" podcast that he is in the film but that he didn't "know anything about" the plot ... of the Trojan War. "The Iliad" narrates the end ...

On December 18, Holland said on an episode of the "Dish" podcast that he is in the film but that he didn't "know anything about" the plot, which was at the time ... stories of Western literature. "The ...

As the plot unfolds, Helen remains an elusive presence at Troy ... clearly poses difficult questions—and has done so ever since the age of Homer. In the Iliad, the cause of the war is ambiguous. Homer ...