Her Own Troubles: Women’s Laments in the Iliad by Sheila Murnaghan
- Angela Coppola
- Mar 26, 2023
- 1 min read
Speaker: Sheila Murnaghan
Homer’s Iliad primarily celebrates male heroism on the battlefield. However, the poem also raises women’s voices, especially through the genre of lament. Sheila Murnaghan, the Allen Memorial Professor of Greek at the University of Pennsylvania, explores the distinctive perspectives of the Iliad’s women on heroic values and gender relations in wartime. Murnaghan’s research focuses on ancient Greek poetry. Her recent publications include a book on the classics and children’s literature, co-authored with Deborah Roberts; and a translation of Euripides’ Medea.
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