Comparative Literature and Culture 1020 Midterm: Midterm Terms
18 Apr 2016
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Andra: inflected word meaning man, hero, and, husband. Intertextuality: a rereading of past works; a relationship between past and present work. Media res : in the middle of things. Oral formulaic method: allows for poets to improvise by following a metrical pattern that fits the six-colon greek hexameter // how homer writes. Polytropic: capable of taking various courses of action // adaptable, versatile in both geographical and linguistic principles. Narrative: the order in which events are told: odysseus" name mean bearer of pain . Greek theatre (oedipus: basileus: inhented kingship; sacral father to son, tyrannous: chosen king; elected when no heir is present. Catharsis: releasing/relieving strong emotions // climax of a tragedy. Sophists: studied humanistic values; skills and logic // philosophers | teachers of philosophers. Socratic: emphasis on moral and intellectual order of the universe; mind/soul. Platonist: ideals (forms) are basis of everything // dualism: ideas vs. world; rationalism. Covenant: a binding agreement between god and his followers (judaism)
