HUMAN 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Preface, Iliad, Axiology
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The iliad as foreign humanities as antiquarian enterprise. The iliad as timeless (concept of timeless genius) humanities as an axiological enterprise. The iliad as both object and instance of meaning making humanities as an interpretive and critical enterprise: engages itself in interpretation, about interpretation. Parts: classical poem aim is to frame central themes, beginning = proem (8 lines in iliad, achilles = exceptional, tempered c. i. Confronting peleus, bound to mortal patrimony, capable of feeling like divine (duality: poet invokes idea of beginning. Gods and mortals: achilles would not defy athena. Human will found limit in the gods a. i. Sometimes gods act more directly through bodies, not wills a. ii. Gods intervene directly in human life (ares participating in war, taking. Heart is torn, spirit is veered back and forth a. i. 1. a. Gods are often agents a. i. 2. a. i. 3. a. i. 4. a. i. 5. a. i. 5. a. Free to act does not mean we act freely a. i. 6.
