←Recommendations of Book 7

  • Alison Reeger Cook: The Iliad: Book 7 by Rand Higbee
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    I love Greek myths and literature, so I knew this was a play I had to read. Higbee takes a scene from the Trojan War and imbues it with great humor and wit, and I absolutely love the dynamic between Hector and Ajax. The characters are crafted so well in only 10 pages. A fun comedic short!

    I love Greek myths and literature, so I knew this was a play I had to read. Higbee takes a scene from the Trojan War and imbues it with great humor and wit, and I absolutely love the dynamic between Hector and Ajax. The characters are crafted so well in only 10 pages. A fun comedic short!

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  • Ward Kay: The Iliad: Book 7 by Rand Higbee
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    Rand Higbee takes on the classics. HIgbee finds a little scene in The Illiad and gets at the silliness of the idea of two people trying to kill each other being ordered by the goddess Hera to give each other gifts and then makes it even sillier. His Ajax and Hector are great characters.

    Rand Higbee takes on the classics. HIgbee finds a little scene in The Illiad and gets at the silliness of the idea of two people trying to kill each other being ordered by the goddess Hera to give each other gifts and then makes it even sillier. His Ajax and Hector are great characters.

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  • Tom Moran: The Iliad: Book 7 by Rand Higbee
    “

    Higbee uses one of the great works of antiquity as a jumping-off point for some inspired silliness in this winning comic short, leading up to a fun and knowing punchline.

    Higbee uses one of the great works of antiquity as a jumping-off point for some inspired silliness in this winning comic short, leading up to a fun and knowing punchline.

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  • Paul Smith: The Iliad: Book 7 by Rand Higbee
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    As one who studied The Iliad in the original and in translation for my degree, I am drawn to any work which digs deep into the many aspects of the great work. Homer dealt with so many characters that rounded portrayals were not always part of his poetry which is why works like this are so intriguing. Rand Higbee takes a tiny moment of the story and turns it into a great piece of theatre.

    As one who studied The Iliad in the original and in translation for my degree, I am drawn to any work which digs deep into the many aspects of the great work. Homer dealt with so many characters that rounded portrayals were not always part of his poetry which is why works like this are so intriguing. Rand Higbee takes a tiny moment of the story and turns it into a great piece of theatre.

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  • Alice Josephs: The Iliad: Book 7 by Rand Higbee
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    Even when trapped within a set-in-stone Greek myth, two pawns of the canon of literature & the residents of Mount Olympus nevertheless manage to exact some human agency. Even if it is simply to mistake one Ajax for another (two Ajaxes, who knew?) & delight with childish clamour, then sulk, over a performative exchange of gifts. A fun, easily staged comic introduction to The Illiad where male egos, under the control of a goddess, still find their way out into the open in the midst of battlefield bloodshed.

    Even when trapped within a set-in-stone Greek myth, two pawns of the canon of literature & the residents of Mount Olympus nevertheless manage to exact some human agency. Even if it is simply to mistake one Ajax for another (two Ajaxes, who knew?) & delight with childish clamour, then sulk, over a performative exchange of gifts. A fun, easily staged comic introduction to The Illiad where male egos, under the control of a goddess, still find their way out into the open in the midst of battlefield bloodshed.

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  • Philip Middleton Williams: The Iliad: Book 7 by Rand Higbee
    “

    Knowing Rand Higbee as I do, I was expecting his droll and dry wit, and he does not disappoint. The epic battle of Troy comes down to two guys discussing their strategy and what's the perfect gift. No spoiler alert, but I think Ajax has found the perfect gift for Hector. This battle of wits reminds me of the old Warner Bros. cartoon of the wolf and sheepdog reporting in for work and then punching out at the end of the day.

    Knowing Rand Higbee as I do, I was expecting his droll and dry wit, and he does not disappoint. The epic battle of Troy comes down to two guys discussing their strategy and what's the perfect gift. No spoiler alert, but I think Ajax has found the perfect gift for Hector. This battle of wits reminds me of the old Warner Bros. cartoon of the wolf and sheepdog reporting in for work and then punching out at the end of the day.

    ”