Date of Award

2022

Document Type

Open Access Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Language, Literature and Writing

First Advisor

Dr. Samuel Smith

Abstract

This project is a fictional adaptation of The Iliad, told from the third-person perspective of Andromache, the wife of Trojan commander Hector. Andromache attempts to present a consistent Trojan female voice in its telling, as well as a picture of a committed marriage. It seeks to capture the complicated humanity of individual characters rather than the archetypal objectivity of Homer’s poem. And, most importantly, it tries to provide moments of goodness, fidelity, and hope in the face of immorality, unfaithfulness, and despair.

Comments

Completed as part of ENGL 498 at Messiah University

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