ENGB30 Lecture Notes - Dactylic Hexameter, Epithets In Homer, Odysseus
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Greek: long syllable followed by two short syllables. English : stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables (eg. simile ; horrible ; buffalo ; odyssey ) Type scenes: battle scenes (most prominent in iliad; visible in fight with suitors 323, hospitality scenes (30) Narrative begins in the 10th year of odysseus" wanderings. Opens with 4 books focusing on telemachus, often referred to as the telemachy. Books 5-12 cover odysseus"s journey from troy back home to. Ithaca: book 9-12, narrated by odysseus himself to his audience, kin alkinoos and his court, contains nearly all the trials and tribulations he undergoes in the previous. Second half of the epic (books 13-24) describes odysseus"s homecoming, his revenge upon the suitors, and the aftermath. Lotus eaters: when you eat the lotus it makes you dreamy and forgetful, forget all their goals and want to stay and eat more lotuses.
