I hope the readers of this site will make sure to go back and read the comments on the previous post, and feel as inspired as I do to read some of the offbeat (and not so offbeat) suggestions that have come up so far in the expanding list of books that define America. And the post isn't that old yet, if you'd still like to offer your own suggestions. Thanks to several folks who have taken up the idea on their own blogs, too.
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September 11, 2006
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Who was Cassandra?
In the Iliad, she is described as the loveliest of the daughters of Priam (King of Troy), and gifted with prophecy. The god Apollo loved her, but she spurned him. As a punishment, he decreed that no one would ever believe her. So when she told her fellow Trojans that the Greeks were hiding inside the wooden horse...well, you know what happened.
I have to say, I was a bit dismayed (with myself) when I read the first 8 or 10 comments, as I have read almost none of the books referenced. (But then, I'm a Canadian, so we have a different canon. Which is to say, we have no canon.) Then a few trickled in that I have read. But I will use that comment thread as a resource for building a reading list.
Posted by: blork | September 13, 2006 at 11:30 AM