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Homer
Homer was A Greek poet, to whom are attributed the great epics, the Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy, and the Odyssey, the tale of Ulysses's wanderings. The place of his birth is doubtful, probably a Greek colony on the coast of Asia Minor, and his date, once put as far back as 1200 BC, from the style of the poems attributed to him is now thought to be much later. Arguments have long raged over whether his works are in fact by the same hand, or have their origins in the lays of Homer and his followers (Homeridae), and there seems little doubt that the works were originally based on current ballads which were much modified and extended. Of the true Homer, nothing is positively known. The so-called Homeric hymns are certainly of a later age.
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Homer and Greek Tragedy
Kind of bumped into these forums on accident when I typed "Dostoevsky Nabokov" into a google search but am certainly looking forward to coming here more often. As regards this topic specifically though I'm looking for works (such as the Cambridge Companion series) that deal with the plot, structure, use of language, sygnificance of myth in both Homer and Greek Tragedy. I'm thinking Kitto's work but am wondering what other works on the subject of Homer or Greek Tragedy are particularly highly regarded. Basically I'm trying to understand what I'm reading on more than just a surface level and apply this knowledge to reading of other texts (poetry, novels, etc.). It needn't be text specifically, lectures might also be helpful. Any help you could give me would be most appreciated.
Posted By rightbackathugh at Tue 24 Nov 2009, 4:27 AM in Homer, || 3 Replies
Hi!
im new here, i was just wondering if someone could post a few (same) passages of iliad and odyssey translated by fagles and lattimore? so i can compare and decide which to buy :) thanks!
Posted By Mediteran at Mon 22 Jun 2009, 5:24 AM in Homer, || 0 Replies
Homer as the predecessor of the pre-socratic philosophers.
To my opinion, Homer with the use of his allegories had inspired the pre-socratic philosophers towards their cosmological theories based on his rational,materialistic - for his times - explanation of natural phenomena.
Posted By diamantis at Wed 15 Oct 2008, 7:54 AM in Homer, || 2 Replies
Help Please!!!!!!!!!!!
I Really Need Help!!!!!!! i need to find out what odysseus finds out on his adventure. i need to find out what does he learn during his journey that helps him get home anyone help please my paper is due in a couple of weeks.
Posted By Ami616 at Fri 6 Jun 2008, 5:02 PM in Homer, || 1 Reply
Which one do you like better The Odyssey or The Iliad
I want to do a vot one which book is the best so i want to ask everybody Which one do you like more The Odyssey or The Iliad
Posted By Ami616 at Tue 27 May 2008, 12:44 PM in Homer, || 0 Replies
The odyssey
i need help on how to write a four paragraph essay on how telemachus struggles to become a man.throughout the epic.and i have to discuss it through at least three of the books,i was thinking 1-4
Posted By JBaby at Sun 4 May 2008, 9:32 PM in Homer, || 1 Reply
4 paragraph essay
ok so i have to write about how a boy struggles to become man.which is telemachus, and i dont have any idea what to write.any ideas?. and i have to trace its development trought at least 3 books
Posted By JBaby at Sun 4 May 2008, 9:26 PM in Homer, || 0 Replies
homer
What does it mean if you want to see something homeric? It's in a book I'm reading and it confuses me. thanks :)
Posted By crazylazyliza at Thu 24 Apr 2008, 6:15 PM in Homer, || 2 Replies
Translate or Transform?
Hi! I've got a real bee in my bonnet, and I'm wondering what other people think. I've read so many different translations of Homer, and if you put them all side by side the variations are considerable - so much so, that if I didn't know the original text I'd be unsure which to trust. Translators of Homer (or any text) have to balance the literal translation with the idiom of their own language - they're not meant to paraphrase or add their own words or ideas. Yes, the meaning of the original text needs to be conveyed in translation, but not the thoughts of the Translator - that's for the Introduction! You may wonder why I'm so rattled - it's because a lot of people depend on translations to read the text, and I think the Translator has a duty not to mislead people.It may seem like I'm quibbling over a few words, but surely that's what a translation's all about - words? Especially in a text such as The Iliad and Odyssey, where the words are so beautiful. I have to depend on audiobooks to "read" now, since I lost my sight - and I've just listened to an almost sacrilegious destruction of The Odyssey!
Posted By brambleshire at Sat 8 Mar 2008, 4:37 PM in Homer, || 6 Replies
Homer Iliad (or Odyssey?)
I'm pretty sure it's in the Iliad I just can't find where... There is a scene where a mother has to say goodbye to her son because soldiers are forcing the first-born males to die (he has to jump off a cliff). Does this ring a bell with anyone and if so, which chapter is it in? t.i.a.
Posted By maxCohen at Tue 2 Oct 2007, 4:26 PM in Homer, || 5 Replies