Join us Thursday, January 21, 2021 8-9:30 PM EST (5-6:30 PM Pacific Time) 

RSVP for event: TBA

Zoom link: 

https://zoom.us/j/93238311510?pwd=L05ubStHUzdUUk9zM2xCZ2wzck5IQT09

Passcode: 181840 

 

 

What: Yale GALA Ivy-Plus Virtual Book Club. Discussion of The Song of Achilles (2011), by Madeline Miller.  Everyone welcome. 

 

When: Thursday, January 21, 2021. 8-9:30 PM EST (5-6:30 PM Pacific Time).  

  
RSVP: Please check back for url
Optional: submit book ideas for next session (during RSVP or email to Jim and Natasha anytime) 

 

Cost: FREE.   

 

 

Enjoy a lively and engaging discussion with old and new friends, about our January book, The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller.  

 

Retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of Patroclus and his role as the romantic lover of Achilles . 

 

"A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer's enduring masterwork" 

NY Times Book Review: 


Wikipedia entry (plot spoilers alert): 

 

Publishers' Reading Guide and Discussion Questions. (We do not need to use these): 
http://madelinemiller.com/find-out-more/readers-guide/

 

 

Madeline Miller grew up in Philadelphia, has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Latin and Ancient Greek from Brown University, and has been teaching both languages for the past nine years. She has also studied at the Yale School of Drama, specializing in adapting classical tales for a modern audience. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Song of Achilles is her first novel. 

 

 

 

Yale GALA FB Event page: TBA

More info:   http://www.yalegala.org/article.html?aid=668
and at: http://www.yalegala.org/2021JanuaryBookClub

 

RSVP LINK (for Zoom info): TBA

Next date: Thursday, February 18, 2021. 8-9:30 PM EST (5-6:30 PM Pacific Time). Book TBA