CAS CL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ammeter, Kleos, Odysseus
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Importance of the iliad and the odyssey for western literature: served as a model for many works. Oral theory: homeric epics were written down at some point (probably the 6th century in. Athens) and therefore came down to us as written texts, found on papyri and medieval manuscripts. However, these poems originally were oral poetry: sung and recomposed in each performance, a form of entertainment. Repeated expressions: fast runner achilles , zeus the cloud-gatherer , Repeated typical scenes: dawn, baths, meals, sacrifices, getting up in the morning, dressing, etc. Homeric nods : errors in continuity of the plot. In iliad 5 menelaos kills a minor character, pylaimenes, who is in iliad 13 still alive to witness the death of his son. In iliad 9 three characters (phoinix, odysseys, and ajax) set out on an embassy to. Achilles; however, the poet uses a grammatical dual form of the verb to indicate that there are only two people going.