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Stripped of its plot, the 'Iliad' is a scattering of names and biographies of ordinary soldiers: men who trip over their shields, lose their courage or miss their wives. In addition to these, there is a cast of anonymous people: the farmers, walkers, mothers, neighbours who inhabit its similes.

~Alice Oswald

Topics: Addition Anonymous Biographies Cast Courage Farmers Iliad Inhabit Lose Men Miss Mothers Names Neighbours Ordinary Over People Plot Soldiers Stripped Trip Who Wives

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Nationality: British

Type: Poet

Born: Unknown

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