A Stunning New Take on Ancient Greek Theater in Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

Join me as I chat with Ferdia Lennon, author of Glorious Exploits, a wonderful debut novel listed in the Theater category on Art In Fiction.

View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3ZFFQ4rg4DU

• Genesis for Glorious Exploits
• Based on true events that occurred in Syracuse, Sicily during the Peloponnesian war.
• The theme of friendship in Glorious Exploits
• Theater and research of ancient Greek theater in the writing of Glorious Exploits
• Traveling to Greece and Syracuse as part of the research process
• Why Euripedes? Discussion of Medea and The Trojan Women, the two Euripedes plays put on by the Athenian soldiers in the quarry
• The voice of Lampo and why he sounds Irish
• The similarities between Ireland as an island nature separate from and yet related to England, and Sicily also an island separate from and yet related to the culture of Greece
• The size and breadth of the ancient world and its many influences
• Discussion of Ferdia's compelling writing style
• How Lampo's character changes and grows in the novel
• The making of the audiobook that Ferdia narrated
• Parallels between Glorious Exploits and our own time
• Reading from Glorious Exploits
• Publication journey of Glorious Exploits
• One thing Ferdia learned from writing his novel that he didn't know before

Press Play now & be sure to check out Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels/glorious-exploits

Ferdia Lennon's website: https://www.ferdialennon.com/

Music Credit
Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson

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