/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.13424589]

I'm halfway through and so far it's nothing but listing off every irrelevant person who died in battle and who their parents were, with the occasional divine intervention. Am I being memed on?

[Anonymous No.13424600]

Yep, it was all a ruse. Can’t believe you fell for it.

[Anonymous No.13424691]

>>13424589
I'm actually also around halfway through at the moment. I'm sorry to be the one to break this to you OP but you're a pleb, perhaps some Dan Brown would be better suited to your tastes?

[Anonymous No.13424697]

>>13424589
dude get through that. It gets better.

[Anonymous No.13424837]

>>13424589

literally what were you expecting, the Iliad was meant to be sung at banquets in honour of ancient glory, its not supposed to be a gripping read you fucking donut

[Anonymous No.13424926]

>>13424589
Sounds like you fell into the meme cauldron as a child.

[Anonymous No.13425292]

Just watch the movie then, very faithful adaptation
https://youtu.be/G-ZWMWKOSQY

[Anonymous No.13425305]

the tragedies were a way to connect a lot of people under common values and ethics. athiaen soldiers had to recite the entire poetry, taught from birth.

the tragedies were the common belief that held the greeks together under the scourge of the persian army descending upon them


read them with this in mind

[Anonymous No.13425714]

>>13424589
Other than the catalogue of ships, this wasn't my experience at all. Maybe it's just time to accept that Marvel movies are more your thing.

[Anonymous No.13425851]

>>13425292
>Menelaus is stated to have red-hair
>cast an old man with grey hair
they really didn't give a shit about making the movie faithful to the Iliad

[Anonymous No.13426674]

>>13425851
This bothered you, but not that Hector killed him?

[Anonymous No.13426684]

everything is dull until Patroclus dies and Achilles goes full gay for him