Comparative Literature and Culture 1020 Study Guide - Bildungsroman, Eumaeus, Vincent Van Gogh
8 Dec 2012
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Eumaeus (the faithful swineherd turns out to be the real nobleman, while the court noblemen act disgustingly; like in oedipus where the blind tiresias can actually see the truth, and. Oedipus is blind to the truth); parallels between. Odysseus and athena: both always in disguise, one is a goddess and one is a hero = both positions of power, worthy of admiration. Basileus (inherited, sacral kingship--handed over to son), tyrannos (chosen king, elected when no inheriting king is present; oedipus is both: a tyrannos who discovers he"s a basileus); Lysistrada = disbander of armies; confusion of public/ private sectors, Socratic method (answering a question with a question, learning involves dialogue between two people, emphasis on the process over the product), plato"s the. Chairness of the chair (divine form has greater reality than imperfect articulations); anamnesis. all of knowledge is a return to knowledge that has been lost; when the soul fell into the body, it forgot what it knew.
