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Epic the Musical: The Troy Saga with Jorge Rivera-Herrans


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Jorge Rivera-Herrans returns to discuss Epic the Musical: The Troy Saga with me! The first saga of Epic: The Musical starts off before the events of The Odyssey, at the crux of the Trojan war, the 10 year long epic struggle between the Greeks and the Trojans. It is a dramatic saga filled with Gods, battles and a choice which will haunt Odysseus throughout the entire musical.

But what are the sources which inspired the musical? In this episode we'll discuss the differences in the ancient texts (such as The Odyssey and The Illiad) and Epic. We'll also be analysing the characters, the themes and the music.

Thank you to Jorge for returning for this episode and the other sagas too (also for creating an outstanding musical). Here's a link to his socials:

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Sources:
Epic: The Musical by Jorge Rivera-Herrans
The Iliad translated by Emily Wilson
The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson
Troy by Stephen Fry
Great Courses Odyssey of Homer- Elizabeth Vandiver, Ph.D.
Great Courses Aeneid of Virgil- Elizabeth Vandiver, Ph.D.
The Aeneid- Virgil

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