HUMA W1123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Iliad, Kleos, Simile
30 Aug 2016
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Introduction to the illiad: homer calls out to the goddess rage important that he is acting as homer the person here, athena is the god of war and wisdom i. The illiad and the human: the illiad, in summation, deals with the concepts of human vulnerability and mortality, often times, this is demonstrated through women i. ii. iii. iv. Pg 79 (lattimore translation) descriptions of women are concerning, they are objects. However, if that is the case, can we like any character since even achilles sees women as mere. 468 comparing husband"s death for women just like a warrior"s last stage, as if the woman"s humanity was dependent on her husband: men"s bodies are hailed in great detail i. ii. iii. They fit the stereotype of the macho man built to be a warrior. Ajax is described as a wall, achieving the fantasy of the impermeable body.
