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Interview With Alan Jacobs, Pt. III

The Shield of Achilles

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Phil Christman
Mar 28, 2024
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Auden’s poem, “The Shield of Achilles,” which we discuss:

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She looked over his shoulder
       For vines and olive trees,
    Marble well-governed cities
       And ships upon untamed seas,
    But there on …

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