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In Jiang's retelling, the Oresteia begins with political succession, fraternal rebellion, and a violated feast that curses the house of Atreus.
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A source-grounded reading of Jiang’s lecture on Homer as the big bang of Greek civilization: empire turns writing into control, the polis turns speech into civic training, and the Iliad turns war into the...
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"Does that make sense? Okay, great question. All right, any more questions before I continue? All right, so let's talk about Ishulis, okay? Because..."
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"But often what happens in these cases is the younger brother refuses to accept the authority of the eldest, and he rebels, okay? So..."
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"When you hold a feast, you promise to God, this feast will be peaceful. And so people trust you and come and eat your..."
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"...my grasp, he tears her, my dear Agamemnon, that son of Atreus, treating me like some vagabond, some outcast stripped of all my rights...."
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A source-grounded reading of Jiang’s lecture on Homer as the big bang of Greek civilization: empire turns writing into control, the polis turns speech into civic training, and the Iliad turns war into the...
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