CFI-UF 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Bildungsroman, Homeric Question, Kleos

• School: New York University
• Department: Cultural Foundations I
• Course: CFI-UF 101
• Professor: joanvarnum

Document Summary

First 4 books of the odyssey, sometimes referred to as the telemachy as we see everything through telemachus" eyes. Bard to denote someone who sings/composes/writes something of a national identity/importance. Homer is sometimes referred to as the great bard of greece. In media res: in the middle of things. Now we know why odysseus has to come home. Bildungsroman: the building of a life, coming of age story, story of maturation, personal education. Argued that the odyssey is a bildungsroman of telemachus. Book 1 and 2 telemachus practices xenia, is a host (athena) Book 3 and 4 he is a visitor, practices xenia. Grown up without a father no mentor figure. Athena sends telemachus on all these tasks go find menelaus etc. Wants him to start being his own person has lived in the shadow of his famous father his whole life. Have to figure out which ones grew up with some moral backbone.