I haven't completely figured out what books I'm going to try to get through this break, but I have begun the first one on my list: War and the Iliad, containing two essays on the Iliad, by Simone Weil and Rachel Bespaloff, both written during the second World War.
I really enjoyed Christopher Benfey's introduction, and have read through the beginning of Weil's essay. Will post my thoughts when I've finished the book.
Any suggestions on other things I should try to read? Perhaps should go for something besides classical literature or criticism for once - Dostoevsky? Woolf? Pynchon? More children's fantasy novels?
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