An Evening with the Iliad

Join us for an evening with Mt. Lebanon author Josh Cannon, as he discusses his forthcoming book Fatal Second Helen: A Modern Veteran's Iliad (2025 - Blue Ear Books). This book uses Emily Wilson's recent translation of the Iliad to discuss how the poem continues to resonate with modern warfare. While our conceptions of warfare have changed in many ways, they have also remained rooted in millennia old patterns of thinking. Cannon's book examines these similarities and differences in light of his own experiences as a Marine Corp sergeant and combat veteran with two deployments to Iraq (2003, 2004). 
 

Josh Cannon holds a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilization from the University of Chicago. He is currently part-time faculty in the Classics Department at the University of Pittsburgh and is also the Director of Research for Pitt's Frederick Honors College.