cost of glory

79 – Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre

79 – Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre

79 – Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre

Episode Length: 60:15

79 – Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre Episode Transcript

Why does Achilles, slaughterer of men, play the lyre?  A conversation with Spencer Klavan of the Young Heretics podcast. 

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In this conversation, we discuss:
-Spencer & Alex’s common ground training as classicists
-How one gets into these ancient books in the first place
-The theory of “Art for Art’s Sake”: Why it’s interesting, plausible, and wrong.
-Epic heroes singing Epic Poetry
-Great books for busy dads

And much, much more…