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Louise Glück’s ‘The Triumph of Achilles‘ is a retelling of some of the most emotive scenes in Homer’s Iliad. It is primarily concerned with the close relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, both of whom died during the Trojan War.
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The Triumph of Achilles is a collection of poetry by Louise Glück, published in 1985 by Ecco Press. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry. The work concerns themes from classical antiquity and myth. Literary critic Daniel Morris describes it as a "pivotal work" in Glück's oeuvre.
2 mag 2015 · The Triumph Of Achilles. by Louise Gluck. In the story of Patroclus. no one survives, not even Achilles. who was nearly a god. Patroclus resembled him; they wore. the same armor. Always in these friendships. one serves the other, one is less than the other: the hierarchy. is always apparant, though the legends. cannot be trusted--
- Louise Gluck
10 giu 2018 · 60 pages ; 21 cm. A collection by the Pulitzer Prize winner considers reality, perception, aging, religion, friendship, love, myths, dreams, partings, nature, grief, and hope.
The poems in The Triumph of Achilles explore sexuality and power, the relation of Eros and Art, the conditions of endurance, and the differences between the aesthetics of men and women.
Nello stesso anno un incendio distrugge la casa della scrittrice nel Vermont, causando la perdita di tutti i suoi beni. Sulla scia di questa tragedia, scrive le poesie che saranno poi raccolte nel pluripremiato libro The Triumph of Achilles (1985).
The Triumph of Achilles. In the story of Patroclus. no one survives, not even Achilles. who was nearly a god. Patroclus resembled him; they wore. the same armor. Always in these friendships. one serves the other, one is less than the other: the hierarchy. is always apparant, though the legends. cannot be trusted— their source is the survivor,
