Orlando Reade

Orlando Reade is an assistant professor of English at Northeastern University London. He is the author of What in Me Is Dark: The Revolutionary Afterlife of Paradise Lost.

Still from “The Odyssey.”

Do Epics Need Heroes? Do Epics Need Heroes?

In recent years, the online right has contested adaptations of epic in order to make an argument about masculinity. The Odyssey is their latest target.

Aug 8, 2026 / Orlando Reade

Juan de la Corte's “The Fire of Troy,” found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Why Is the Right Obsessed With Epic Poetry? Why Is the Right Obsessed With Epic Poetry?

From Elon Musk to Jordan Peterson, a certain strand of conservatism has recruited the poetry of Homer and Dante in their culture war.

Jan 6, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Orlando Reade

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