Title: Men, Violence, and Western Culture
Review: Fagles' translation is totally readable. It is lyrical and accessible. You will be amazed at Homer's insights into the western male ego's characteristic attempt to balance fragile vulnerability with "overweening pride." Homer shows us the shame of violence that constitutes the tragic foundation of Western Culture - the overwhelming sense of mortality that overshadows our deep passion for life. Read this book. It is an essential clue to the solution of the murderous male puzzle that is known as The West.
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