⟳ Репост от Alexander Williams
One of my Crank Theories of Everything is that the kind of work that survives and becomes part of the canon are stories that feature internal contradictions, because that means they have a rich text that can resonate with people in radically different circumstances and contexts.
BeijingPalmerand even the Iliad itself both celebrates and deplores violence and suggests an empathic understanding of the fate of the losers of war, including the women. the lament of captive women is a repeat theme in later Greek drama.