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Author | : George Alexander Gazis |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 019878726X |
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This book examines Homer's use of Hades as a poetic resource. By portraying Hades as a realm where vision is not possible, Homer creates a unique poetic environment where social constraints and divine prohibitions are not applicable. The resulting narrative emulates that of the Muses but is markedly distinct from it, as in Hades experimentation with and alteration of epic forms and values can be pursued, giving rise to a 'poetics of Hades'. In the Iliad, Homer shows 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 a traditional exposition of heroic values. 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 (idein) the dead in Hades allows him to meet and interview the shades of heroines and heroes of the epic past. The absolute confinement of Hades allows the shades to recount their stories from their own viewpoint. The poetic implications of this are important since by visiting Hades and hearing the shades' stories, Odysseus-and Homer--gains 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. -- Prové de l'editorial.
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 | : Johannes Haubold |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2000-04-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521770095 |
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The first study to examine the role and character of Homer's people in Homeric story-telling.
Author | : Lorenzo F. Garcia (Jr.) |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Time in literature |
ISBN | : 9780674073234 |
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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 | : William Anthony Camps |
Publisher | : Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
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Attempts to characterize the poetic art of the Iliad and Odyssey and to analyze in a simple way the reason for its effectiveness.
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 | : Barbara Graziosi |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2005-03-10 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0715632825 |
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Offers interpretations of the main aspects of Homeric epic: the gods and fate, gender and society, death, fame, and poetry
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 | : Harold Bloom |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Criticism |
ISBN | : 1438113099 |
Download Homer, Updated Edition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Presents a collection of eight critical essays on the works of Homer.
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