Author: John Stuart BlackiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Homer and the Iliad: Homeric dissertations
Author: John Stuart BlackieThe Gaze of Homer
Author: Soteroula ConstantinidouPublisher:
ISBN: 9789603544999
Category : Greek language
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
"The present study is an overall investigation of the aspects and functions of light as well as of visual perceptions and the dependence of certain narratives upon notions of light and brightness, of the symbolism and the experience of light in the Homeric world and especially in the Iliad."--P. 2.
The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark
Author: Dennis Ronald MacDonaldPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300080124
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
In this groundbreaking book, Dennis R. MacDonald offers an entirely new view of the New Testament gospel of Mark. The author of the earliest gospel was not writing history, nor was he merely recording tradition, MacDonald argues. Close reading and careful analysis show that Mark borrowed extensively from the Odyssey and the Iliad and that he wanted his readers to recognise the Homeric antecedents in Mark's story of Jesus. Mark was composing a prose anti-epic, MacDonald says, presenting Jesus as a suffering hero modeled after but far superior to traditional Greek heroes. Much like Odysseus, Mark's Jesus sails the seas with uncomprehending companions, encounters preternatural opponents, and suffers many things before confronting rivals who have made his house a den of thieves. In his death and burial, Jesus emulates Hector, although unlike Hector Jesus leaves his tomb empty. Mark's minor characters, too, recall Homeric predecessors: Bartimaeus emulates Tiresias; Joseph of Arimathea, Priam; and the women at the tomb, Helen, Hecuba, and Andromache. And, entire episodes in Mark mirror Homeric episodes, including stilling the sea, walking on water, feeding the multitudes, the Triumphal E
Homer and the Poetics of Hades
Author: George Alexander GazisPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019878726X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This unique approach to the Iliad and the Odyssey explores the role and function of Hades as a poetic environment in which traditional exposition of heroic values may be subverted in favour of a more personally inflected approach to the epic past, giving rise to a different kind of poetics: the 'poetics of Hades'.
Classical Literature
Author: Richard RutherfordPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470775262
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410. Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature. An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way. Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature. This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds. Includes extensive quotations in English. A timeline and an index of authors help to make the material as accessible as possible.
Homeric Durability
Author: Lorenzo F. Garcia (Jr.)Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674073234
Category : Time in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Rivers of Fire
Author: C. J. MackiePublisher: New Academia Publishing/ The Spring
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This book explores the different generations of heroes in early Greek myth and Homer's vision of war through four important symbolic themes- Monsters, Horses, Archers, and Fire. In the Greek mythical tradition there are 'early' heroes like Perseus and Heracles and Bellerophon, who all make a name for themselves by confronting terrifying monsters (like Medusa and Cerberus and the Chimaera). And then there are 'later' heroes, some of whom acquire their renown in the war at Troy (people like Achilles and Ajax and Agamemnon). The central focus of this book is the way that Homer's great epic poem the Iliad deals with these different generations of heroes. Heracles is a particularly important background figure in the Iliad, not least because he himself is meant to have sacked Troy in earlier times. In one sense the second Greek expedition against Troy rivals the earlier one, and is distinguished from it in many different ways. Rivers of Fire argues that in the Iliad an evolution in heroic conduct is meant to have taken place. The earlier defeat of Troy by Heracles was completed with a level of humanity and compassion. The city survived and prospered after the crisis of Heracles' defeat. The emphasis in the later sack of Troy in the Iliad, however, is on the use of fire as a means of utterly destroying the city. There will be no survival for Troy this second time around, once Agamemnon and his army are within its magnificent walls. "Mackie offers a compelling and very coherent interpretation of the Iliad. Its clear and jargon free style will make it an attractive addition to any reading list on epic." - Peter Toohey, Professor and Head of Classics, University of Calgary. "This book is a significant contribution to our understanding both of Homer and of Greek myth. Moreover, its discussion of war and its consequences strikes a note very much in tune with our own contemporary world." - John Davidson, Professor of Classics, Victoria University of Wellington.
Homeric dissertations
Author: John Stuart BlackieHomer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet
Author: Barry B. PowellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521589079
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
A challenging and fascinating enquiry into the genesis of alphabetic writing.
The Cambridge Guide to Homer
Author: Corinne Ondine PachePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108663621
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
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.