Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths, by Emily Katz Anhalt

Book of the week: Classical heroes can teach modern society much about anger management, notes Barbara Graziosi

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December 14, 2017
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December 14, 2017
Barbara Graziosi
Hector’s death and Achilles’ triumphant protected by Mars, 1815, by Antonio Galliano (1785-1824)
It is mine to avenge: a Georgian-era painting illustrating Hector’s death on the battlefield during the Trojan War at the hands of Achilles, who has slain Hector, best of the Trojan warriors, because he killed his friend

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Print headline: Vengefulness is humanity’s Achilles heel

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#1 Submitted by Jason T on July 19, 2018 - 1:28pm
I would like to thank Professor Graziosi for this review. I found it highly informative and I agree entirely with her reservations.

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