Comparative Literature and Culture 1020 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hamartia, Basileus, Intertextuality
4 Mar 2016
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Kleos - glory, odysseus calling out his name to the slain cyclops polyphemus, Telemachus scared his father might have died a not kleos death. Nostos - homecoming, home (odysseus), aeneid was construction and founding of new home. Story (histoire): chronological order of events in story. Narrative (recit): order in which events are told, *odyssey* starts ten years after the trojan war, how it is presented. Polytropus - man of many turns (clever man, odysseus), athena another example, changes her identity all the time. A man who overcame many difficulties and terms. Trickster - odysseus tricking the cyclops polyphemus. Eromenos - the student, the young man. Pentateuch - the first five books of the hebrew bible (new testament), jewish is. Locus amoenus - pleasant place, safety, comfort. Divine logos - word, a divine word. The word of god, creation through speech (let there be light). Acropolis - fortified part of an ancient greek city, typically built on a hill.
