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He argues that Achilles benefits if Patroclus dies because Patroclus' death gives Achilles the perfect excuse to reenter battle and win glory.

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He argues that Achilles benefits if Patroclus dies because Patroclus' death gives Achilles the perfect excuse to reenter battle and win glory.

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The Iliad Puts a Universe in the Soul

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The Iliad begins as a war of wills and ends as a metaphysics of love: memory is emotion, poetry is consciousness in motion, forgiveness defeats revenge, and forced perspective-switching becomes the big bang of...

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