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The Triumph of Achilles
1985 poetry book by Louise Glück
The Triumph of Achilles is a collection of poetry by Louise Glück, published in 1985 by Ecco Press.[1] It won the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry.[2] The work concerns themes from classical antiquity and myth.[3] Literary critic Daniel Morris describes it as a "pivotal work" in Glück's oeuvre.[3]
Writing in The New York Times, the author and critic Liz Rosenberg described the collection as "clearer, purer, and sharper" than Glück's previous work.[4] The critic Peter Stitt, writing in The Georgia Review, declared that the book showed Glück to be "among the important poets of our age".[5] From the collection, the poem "Mock Orange", which has been likened to a feminist anthem,[6] has been called an "anthology piece" for how frequently it has appeared in poetry anthologies and college courses.[7] Wendy Lesser described its "language" as "staunchly straightforward".[8]