The War Nerd Iliad
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The War Nerd Iliad

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We recognize the names: Achilles, Odysseus, Zeus, and Apollo. We're taught that The Iliad is a foundational text of civilization. But who has really read the text? Until now, The Iliad was hijacked by academics and used to bludgeon schoolchildren as a boring-yet- mandatory reading.

Poet, novelist, essayist, and former teacher John Dolan revisits this ancient tale and restores it to its ancient glory. The Greeks and Trojans are still fighting. The gods are still interfering. But in Dolan's version, you'll be amazed at how funny, raw, and terrifying this doomed world of war really is. He strips away clunky, archaic language to reveal the true meaning and themes that animate this tale of war and futility.

John Dolan's work under the nom de guerre "Gary Brecher The War Nerd" has been met with both acclaim and controversy. Dolan's version of The Iliad is sapped of the usual saccharine romance attributed to "heroes" and lets the action tell the story. Regardless of attributed name, Dolan/Brecher is an astute observer of modern warfare who now turns that keen analysis to the most classical of documented battles, The Iliad.

John Dolan now works with Mark Ames (of eXile fame) to produce the Radio War Nerd weekly podcast on military matters. Born in Denver, Colorado, Dolan currently lives in Macedonia.

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Publisher
Feral House
Year
2017
ISBN
9781627310642
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. COPYRIGHT
  3. TITLE PAGE
  4. DEDICATION
  5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. I. TWO KINGS, ONE ARMY
  8. II. STICK TO WAR; LOVE IS TOO DANGEROUS
  9. III. MORALE
  10. IV. AGAMEMNON
  11. V. GODS
  12. VI. FAMILY
  13. VII. DUEL
  14. VIII. SLAUGHTER
  15. IX. EMBASSY
  16. X. RAID
  17. XI. RAGE
  18. XII. BREAKTHROUGH
  19. XIII. FIRE
  20. XIV. SLEEP
  21. XV. APOLLO
  22. XVI. PATROKLAS
  23. XVII. AEGIS
  24. XVIII. SHIELD
  25. XIX. RECONCILED
  26. XX. TOURNAMENT
  27. XXI. RIVER
  28. XXII. HEKTOR
  29. XXIII. GAMES
  30. XXIV. PITY