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Author | : George Alexander Gazis |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2018-03-02 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0191091146 |
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Homer and the Poetics of Hades offers a new and unique approach to the Iliad and, more particularly, the Odyssey through an exploration of the role and function of the Underworld as a poetic resource permitting an alternative perspective on the epic past. By portraying Hades as a realm where vision is not possible, Homer creates a unique poetic environment in which social constraints and divine prohibitions do not apply, resulting in a narrative which emulates that of the Muses but which at the same time is markedly distinct from it. In Hades experimentation with, and alteration of, important epic forms and values can be pursued with greater freedom, giving rise to a different kind of poetics: the 'poetics of Hades'. In the Iliad, Homer offers us a glimpse of how this alternative poetics works through the visit of Patroclus' shade in Achilles' dream. The recollection offered by the shade reveals an approach to its past in which regret, self-pity, and a lingering memory of intimate and emotional moments displace an objective tone and traditional exposition of heroic values. However, the potential of Hades for providing alternative means of commemorating the past is more fully explored in the 'Nekyia' of Odyssey 11: there, Odysseus' extraordinary ability to see the dead in Hades allows him to meet and interview the shades of heroines and heroes of the epic past, while the absolute confinement of Hades allows the shades to recount their stories from their own personal points of view. The poetic implications are significant, since by visiting Hades and listening to the stories of the shades Odysseus, and Homer with him, gain access to a tradition in which epic values associated with gender roles and even divine law are suspended in favour of a more immediate and personally inflected approach to the epic past. As readers, this alternative poetics offers us more than just a revised framework within which to navigate the Iliad and the Odyssey, inviting as it does a more nuanced understanding of the Greeks' anxieties around mortality and posthumous fame.
Author | : Corinne Ondine Pache |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 974 |
Release | : 2020-03-05 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1108663621 |
Download The Cambridge Guide to Homer Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From its ancient incarnation as a song to recent translations in modern languages, Homeric epic remains an abiding source of inspiration for both scholars and artists that transcends temporal and linguistic boundaries. The Cambridge Guide to Homer examines the influence and meaning of Homeric poetry from its earliest form as ancient Greek song to its current status in world literature, presenting the information in a synthetic manner that allows the reader to gain an understanding of the different strands of Homeric studies. The volume is structured around three main themes: Homeric Song and Text; the Homeric World, and Homer in the World. Each section starts with a series of 'macropedia' essays arranged thematically that are accompanied by shorter complementary 'micropedia' articles. The Cambridge Guide to Homer thus traces the many routes taken by Homeric epic in the ancient world and its continuing relevance in different periods and cultures.
Author | : Lorenzo F. Garcia (Jr.) |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Time in literature |
ISBN | : 9780674073234 |
Download Homeric Durability Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Homeric Durability investigates the concepts of time and decay in the Iliad. Through a framework informed by phenomenology and psychology, Lorenzo Garcia argues that, in moments of pain and sorrow, the Homeric gods are themselves defined by human temporal experience, and so the epic tradition cannot but imagine its own eventual disintegration.
Author | : Johannes Haubold |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2000-04-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521770095 |
Download Homer's People Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The first study to examine the role and character of Homer's people in Homeric story-telling.
Author | : William C. Scott |
Publisher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 441 |
Release | : 2012-01-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1611682290 |
Download The Artistry of the Homeric Simile Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An examination of the aesthetic qualities of the Homeric simile
Author | : Stamatia Dova |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0739144979 |
Download Greek Heroes in and Out of Hades Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Greek Heroes in and out of Hades is a study on heroism and mortality from Homer to Plato. Through systematic readings of a wide range of ancient Greek texts, Stamatia Dova offers innovative hermeneutic approaches to heroic character and a comprehensive overview of the theme of descent to the underworld in the Iliad and the Odyssey, Bacchylides 5, Plato's Symposium, and Euripides' Alcestis.
Author | : Charles Segal |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801487262 |
Download Singers, Heroes, and Gods in the Odyssey Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
One of the special charms of the Odyssey, according to Charles Segal, is the way it transports readers to fascinating places. Yet despite the appeal of its narrative, the Odyssey is fully understood only when its style, design, and mythical patterns are taken into account as well. Bringing a new richness to interpretation of this epic, Segal looks closely at key forms of social and personal organization which Odysseus encounters in his voyages. Segal also considers such topics as the relationship between bard and audience, the implications of the Odyssey's self-consciousness about its own poetics, and Homer's treatment of the nature of poetry.
Author | : Bruno Currie |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0198768826 |
Download Homer's Allusive Art Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Homer's Allusive Art argues for a new understanding of Homeric allusion and its place in literary history through a series of interlocking case studies, exploring whether there can have been historical continuity in a poetics of allusion stretching from the Mesopotamian epic of Gilgamesh through to the Aeneid and Metamorphoses.
Author | : William Anthony Camps |
Publisher | : Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
Download An Introduction to Homer Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Attempts to characterize the poetic art of the Iliad and Odyssey and to analyze in a simple way the reason for its effectiveness.
Author | : Homer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1994-12-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521338400 |
Download Homer: Odyssey Books VI-VIII Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This edition of the "Odyssey", books VI-VIII forms an introduction to Homer for students of Greek. The commentary aims especially to provide guidance on questions of literary and narrative technique and poetic artistry