I better sharpen my stylus and inflate my most grandiose style!
The mailman just delivered a copy of Homer’s Iliad, Emily Wilson’s version.
Simone Weil’s unending source of inspiration. It exudes humanity, she claims.
Humanity, the state of being human, sharing this Earth, with other humans.
And doing such a poor job of it.
Now I cannot wait to finish Simone’s biography by Simone Petrement, her old friend
Still fascinating but, I must say … some of her more mystical trends don’t interest me as much. I will definitely go to the end, her bitter end, to understand what took her away. So far,I believe she was afflicted with tuberculosis. Although she was quickly losing strength, she refused to increase her food portions in solidarity with the dying victims of the war, the camps, ordinary war-induced famine.
In an interview, Emily Wilson says that, although the Iliad is full of bloody scenes, it still speaks of the humanity of some of its heroes! I will find out.