Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 14 summary. Book one is a 2700yearold text originally created for performance that tells the story of the rage of achilles, the cost of war, and his personal search for. Book 14 also features hectors second oneonone face off with great ajax, in which he again comes out the loser. Girl captured from the trojans by achilles as a prize of war. Oct 20, 2008 aquilas production tells the main parts of the story in an actionpacked hour and fifteen minute performance using stanley lombardos translation. The point is, now that you know what the things are, its high time we jumped into the middle of them. Dolon is not one of the bestknown trojan fighters, as odysseus and ajax are for. Aquila theatres acclaimed adaptation of homers iliad.
He holds an endowed chair as the professor of classics in the modern world at new york university where he specializes in ancient performance and the application of cognitive science to the study of the ancient world. To repay the indignity chryses has suffered, apollo, the mouse god, rains arrows of plague on the greek forces for 9 days. Peter meineck worked extensively in london theatre and founded aquila theatre in 1991. His stated aim with aquila is to bring the greatest works to the greatest number and he has developed a sixtyseventy city american tour that brings classical. We believe passionately that everyone should be given the opportunity to engage with classical drama of the highest quality at an affordable price right in their own community, experience the arts from other places and exchange ideas. Information on the first book of the iliad of homer. The questions on this worksheet and quiz will test you on the events and characters in book 6 of homers the iliad. The deaths of sarpedon and patroklos in this book introduce an elegiac tone into the last part of the iliad, as the characters that the reader sees. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 9 summary. At the lucille lortel, dispatches from the front lines of an ancient.
The poet invokes a muse to aid him in telling the story of the rage of achilles, the greatest greek hero to fight in the trojan war. Calchas interpretation of apollos plague shows one way that the gods. Eugene oneils mourning becomes elektra on theater row was followed by classic stage companys an oresteia, and now the aquila theatres the iliad. Calchas interpretation of apollos plague shows one way that the gods interact with mortals in the poem, giving them signs without making their intentions fully known. The spring 2004 lewent conference, performing justice, was held in conjunction with aquilas production of aeschylus agamemnon, featuring olympia dukakis and louis zorich. They can tell a story without opening their mouths. Desiree had a twentyyear dancing career including working as a principal dancer for the metropolitan opera ballet where she worked under the direction of numerous directors.
The wrath of achilles seems justified from book i to book ix. The first scene of the iliad finds chryses, the priest of apollo god of the sun and a whole lot of other stuff, approaching the achaian camp to ask for his daughter back. The tempest, by william shakespeare aug 03, 2014 21. Book one at the festival of the aegean in syros, greece. Prometheus bound cast announced for cscaquila staging playbill. Aquila theatre biography baylin artists management. An aquila theater presentation by special arrangement with the lucille lortel foundation of a play in one act from the epic. Book one at the clark studio at lincoln center, followed by long running offbroadway productions of the comedy of errors and much ado about nothing. One complimentary teacher ticket is offered for every 25 student tickets. A production of aquilas homers iliad, book one was presented as part of the centers annual lewent conference on saving the city in spring 2002.
Feb 23, 2007 aquila s new productions of greek drama have included aeschylus agamemnon, oedipus at colonus with bill pullman, homers iliad. When i was growing up, we had the wonderful classics illustrated comic books to introduce us to the masterpieces of world literature. Feb 06, 2020 aquila theatres acclaimed adaptation of homers iliad. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive.
Irene shares a screenplay credit on disneys animated features the lion king, the hunchback of notre dame and hercules. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Othello, the second work in aquila theatre companys first subscription season in manhattan, will feature anthony cochrane as iago, richard. At the lucille lortel, dispatches from the front lines of. The following are comments that occurred to me while reading english translations of book i of the iliad. He has made a fatal decision, and the deaths of sarpedon, patroklos, hektor, achilles himself, and the fall of troy all inevitably follow.
Aquilas new productions of greek drama have included aeschylus agamemnon, oedipus at colonus with bill pullman, homers iliad. Prometheus bound, with david oyelowo at classic stage company 2007. As the great epic of the greek siege of troy opens, a plague is devastating the greek invaders. Book one richard termine with its opening words sing, goddess, achilles rage homers epic poem the iliad sets the stage for one of. Aquila theatre peter meineck, artistic director is proud to announce that they will continue their season with homers iliad.
Book one was hailed by the new york times as thrillingly embodied in the odyssey, aquila applies its signature style of innovative storytelling and ensemble movement, bringing another of homers classic poems to life. Peter founded aquila theatre in 1991 and has worked extensively in theater in london and new york. From homer to hiphop reinventing the classics and exploring the power of the iliad in todays modern world. Aquila theatre peter meineck, artistic director will bring its the power of the iliad today series to new york, in conjunction with their upcoming production of homers iliad.
At the lucille lortel, dispatches from the front lines of an. Page and stage aspired to push these existing models even further and present a fully produced performance of the iliad. Book one is a 2700yearold text originally created for performance that tells the story of the rage of achilles, the cost of war, and his personal search for honor and meaning. Aquila theatre west palm beach public library currents. I hope they will be useful for people who are reading the iliad as their first introduction to ancient greek literature. Apollo starts the plague and athena prevents achilles from losing his temper and fighting with agamemnon which alters the course of the story. Book one was first performed by aquila theatre at lincoln center and the entire iliad was performed as a fully staged reading at classic stage company in new york. This innovative program series explores homers iliad through the perspective of the theme. A world premiere production of shakespeares classic by the aquila theater company. Mar 26, 2004 othello, the second work in aquila theatre companys first subscription season in manhattan, will feature anthony cochrane as iago, richard willis as brabantio and lloyd notice as othello, in a. Book i sing, o goddess, the anger of achilles son of peleus, that brought countless ills upon the. This illustrates the relative strength of each sides armies. Book one gets some laughs that homer probably never intended. The iliad is a work familiar to students or at least it used to be as an epic poem of the trojan war by the blind ancient greek bard homer thats been famously translated by the likes of alexander pope and robert fagles and adapted with varying degrees of success on stage the aquila theatre companys brilliant iliad.
Book one, beginning march 31st, and continuing through april 25th. In fact, this structural technique is a basis for the entire work. However, book i essentially sets up the tension for the rest of the poem. Rodents do spread plague, so the association between a divine mouse function and delivering plague makes sense, even if the greeks werent completely aware of the connection.
Book one has been made possible in part by a major grant from the national endowment for the humanities. When last we left the story at the end of book 2 of homers the iliad, the achaean forces, which had been camped outside the walls of troy for nine long years trying to defeat. And which of the gods was it that set them on to quarrel. Inspired by the famous dday photograph into the jaws of death with american soldiers wading ashore at omaha beach on june 6th, 1944, the iconic image has been dynamically superimposed on the physical production. An aquila theater presentation by special arrangement with the lucille lortel.
Book one was hailed by the new york times as thrillingly embodied. The quiz will test you on key characters and their. This stirring antiwar version of the bitter dispute between achilles and agamemnon, in the midst of the trojan war, is staged in modern military gear, with the roar of aircraft and. Choose from 500 different sets of iliad book 1 flashcards on quizlet.
Excerpt from the iliad excerpt from the script 2 war of words 10 excerpt from the script about dday 3 staging the iliad 14 into the jaws of death other activity ideas 16 and references the iliad book one the aquila theatre company the iliad is the story of a raging anger and its human toll. In the tenth year of the trojan war, tensions are running high among the achaians a superancient name for the ancient greeks. The idea of dramatizing the first book of homers iliad is not necessarily a bad one. This stirring antiwar version of the bitter dispute between achilles and agamemnon, in the midst of the trojan war, is staged in modern military gear, with the roar of aircraft and the. For you all see this, that my prize goes elsewhere. The iliad book one the aquila theatre company the iliad is the story of a raging anger and its human toll. Aquila moved to new york city in 1999, becoming an established part of the new york theater scene with its first production of iliad. Nathan flower and vaishnavi sharma in the aquila theater companys production of iliad. The narrative begins nine years after the start of the war, as the achaeans sack a trojanallied town and capture two beautiful maidens, chryseis and briseis. The iliad is the story of a raging anger and its human toll. Mar, 2009 aquila theatre company presents homers iliad.
Book one and ingeniously transplanted the ancient tale to the world world ii era. Aquilas the power of iliad today series comes to nyc 410. Apr 22, 2009 nathan flower and vaishnavi sharma in the aquila theater companys production of iliad. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad. Book one in each library, whether it had a theater space, conference room, or simply pushed back the stacks and let the audience sit on the floor to watch. Homers technique of repeating an earlier scene with a later one is used throughout the iliad.
His stated aim with aquila is to bring the greatest works to the greatest number and he has developed a sixtyseventy city american tour that brings classical drama to communities of all sizes across the usa. Book one offbroadway at the lucille lortel theatre. Book one, now at the lucille lortel theatre, the stage is soaked not in blood or in tears, but with a sodden. Aquila theatres mission is to bring the greatest works to the greatest number. Inspired by the famous dday photograph into the jaws of death with american soldiers wading ashore at omaha beach on june 6th, 1944. May 04, 2009 this innovative program series explores homers iliad through the perspective of the theme. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Irene began her association with disney in march 1992, when she wrote recycle rex, the 1994 environmental media awardwinning animated short. Now all theyve got are misconceived theatrical productions like the aquila theatre companys iliad. Meinecks inventive, lowtech production for aquila theater never relies on the historical switcheroo to supply gravitas. Putting on the greeks seems to be in vogue this season. Shortly afterward, we learn that his daughter is being held captive by agamemnon, who wants to keep her as his personal possession. One of the programs scheduled is a live, free performance of aquila theatres production of homers iliad.
In the odyssey, aquila applies its signature style of innovative storytelling and ensemble movement, bringing another of homers classic poems to life. Aquilas production tells the main parts of the story in an actionpacked hour and fifteen minute performance using stanley lombardos translation. Learn iliad book 1 with free interactive flashcards. She created movement for aquilas a very naughty greek play aristophanes wasps, catch22, julius caesar, the iliad. Happily, the latest greek offering is something that homer would likely approve. In the odyssey, aquila applies its signature style of innovative storytelling and ensemble movement, bringing another of. A post performance panel discussion of homers iliad. Book one, now at the lucille lortel theatre, the stage is soaked not in blood or in tears, but with a sodden selfseriousness that treats the material with both. Book one has also received an access to artistic excellence award from the national endowment for the arts.
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