The Iliad, or the Poem of Force | Episode XXI
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What's the Meaning of Force in French?
La force is a term used to refer to the power that stands outside of you, and it can turn you into a thing. There are certain things you miss out when reading in english with the translation. The poem was written by mary mc carthy shortly after this was writtenin forties. She talks about how priam beseeches achilles rage but she doesn't really care whether there's a person who's been pushed to the ground or if they're going to step over them as well. In normal circumstances your body language won't change towards someone whose nearness has become a thing which you will ignore. But in circumstance such as those described above, even on an
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