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The Triumph of Achilles is a collection of poetry by Louise Glück, published in 1985 by Ecco Press. [1] It won the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry. [2] The work concerns themes from classical antiquity and myth. [3] Literary critic Daniel Morris describes it as a "pivotal work" in Glück's oeuvre. [3]
Based upon three references to the poem in the Silvae, the Achilleid seems to have been composed between 94 and 96 CE. [1] At Silvae 4. 7. 21–24, Statius complains that he lacks the motivation to make progress upon his "Achilles" without the company of his friend C. Vibius Maximus who was travelling in Dalmatia (and to whom poem is addressed). [2]
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A paean (/ ˈ p iː ə n /) is a song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving. In classical antiquity, it is usually performed by a chorus, but some examples seem intended for an individual voice . It comes from the Greek παιάν (also παιήων or παιών), "song of triumph, any solemn song
Patrick Shaw-Stewart was born in Aber Artro Hall, near Llanbedr in Merionethshire, Wales.He was the son of Major-General John Heron Maxwell Shaw-Stewart (1831–1908), a military engineer, and Mary Catherine Bedingfeld Shaw-Stewart.
Literally, "moment of excellence", aristeiai often coincide with battleground slaughter, and feature one warrior who dominates the battle. [5]Aristeiai abound in Homer's Iliad, [6] the peak being Achilles' aristeia in Books 20–22 where he almost single-handedly routs the Trojan army and then goes on to kill its champion Hector.
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Giles Fletcher (also known as Giles Fletcher, The Younger; 1586? – 1623 in Alderton, Suffolk) was an English cleric and poet chiefly known for his long allegorical poem Christ's Victory and Triumph (1610).