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Special Episode - Fatal Second Helen with Josh Cannon
In this special episode we’re joined by Josh Cannon who holds a PhD in near eastern languages and civilizations from the University of Chicago. Prior to this, Josh was a member of the US Marine Corps and served in two tours of Iraq as an Arabic cryptologic linguist. We sat down with Josh to chat about his book Fatal Second Helen: A Modern Veteran’s Iliad which brings together his lived experience of military service with the ideas that emerge from Homer’s epic poem.
Things to listen out for
Modern versus ancient conceptions of glory
The power of translation to inspire
Connections between near…
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