AHCL 2301H Lecture 2: Greek Literature 2301H - Week 2
21 Sep 2017
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From aegean sea; paros (birth place) and thasos. Gyges king of lydia (wealthy and luxurious) fr. 19: 687 652 bce, established arch and gyges is current. 122; directly in response to eclipse (648 bce) Killed in battle in naxos with no other information. Popularity rose after death: archilocheion (mid-3rd century bce, alters and sacrifices to gods and to archilochus (inscription of. 11-12: compared to homer (builds up men) by archilochus cuts men down, theocritus (epigrams 21, suda i. 376. 1 (10th century ce, high praise, (e"s a great writer if reader ignores his language. Identity is always created therefore writing and reality is not always the same. Soldier persona: confident; happy with getting drunk and singing, soldier = image of pragmatism, not a huge gap between him and his character(s) (cid:498))(cid:499, shows loyalty for what he"s defending only, fr. 5, sacrificed his shield to fight another day, doesn"t car if: fr.
