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War and The Iliad

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  • Author / Creator - Simone Weil and Rachel Bespaloff
  • Publisher - NYREV, Inc.
  • Publish Date - 2015
  • Grade Level(s)  - Adult
  • Relevant School Subject(s) - Ethics, History, Language Arts
  • Genre - Fiction

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Originally published as two separate essays: The Iliad, or the Poem of Force by Simone Weil; On the Iliad by Rachel Bespaloff, translated from the French by Mary McCarthy.

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