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A great book contains characters who become real to the reader and make the world more real to the reader.
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A great book contains characters who become real to the reader and make the world more real to the reader.
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"...him, you've never met Achilles, and Achilles is honestly a fictional character. He never existed, but he's real to you so that you're able..."
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"...what he means by that is, in a great book, the characters are different because the characters are able to hear themselves speak. Okay?..."
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A source-grounded reading of the Iliad as self-recognition: Achilles becomes a mirror for humiliation and pride, Homeric speech tries to control reality, and the ancient poet becomes prophet and teacher because truth is beautiful,...
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