The Iliad is a work read in many junior highs and high schools to start students off in their readings of classic literature. Not only is it one of the first major pieces written chronologically and therefore a good place to start‚ but it can also be read many times over and almost become an entirely new work each time you read it. Many a historian as well as literary critic has taken to tearing apart this work of Homer in order to make it fit whatever theory they want to prove. I will use my limited
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enormous in size. Throughout history‚ a great leader has been known to have certain aspects or qualities such as: honesty‚ encouragement‚ fairness‚ wisdom‚ and even brute strength. Agamemnon does not possess any of these qualities. The story of the Iliad describes a few great leaders and some merely sufficient leaders. Agamemnon is simply a "sufficient leader". Agamemnon shows his gentler side on page 107 lines 136-137. He states‚ "What I really want is to keep my people safe‚ not see them dying
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the 13th or 12th century B.C.‚ immortalized by Homer in the Iliad‚ has inspired great creative artists throughout the world ever since. Justification for Inscription The archaeological site of Troy is of immense significance in the understanding of the development of European civilization at a critical stage in its early development. It is‚ moreover‚ of exceptional cultural importance because of the profound influence of Homer’s Iliad on the creative arts over more than two millennia. Long Description
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In the first six books of the Iliad Agamemnon goes through the rite of passage‚ which evolves his character from a strong‚ centralized‚ authoritative leader to an incompetent selfish individual due to the crucible of beauty‚ the empowerment of Chryseis. The rite of passage of Agamemnon does not operate chronologically but starts with the state of liminality‚ his choice of rejecting ransom from Chryses‚ the separation‚ his diminishment as an extraordinary leader‚ and finally the partial fulfillment
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Ancient Greek Cultural Values (Fiero 76-136) rational explanations experiential extensions Pericles’ Funeral Speech (88-89) the Iliad (81-84) Aristotle’s Poetics (99) the Antigone (92-98) Plato’s Crito (102-104) Sappho’s poems (128) Plato’s Allegory of the Cave (104-107) Pindar’s Odes (128) Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics (109-110) Vitruvius on Symmetry (114-116) * * * * *
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describe who each character is Agamemnon Peleus Patroclus Achilles Priam Briseis Hermes Hector Hecuba Thetis Iris Somax/Idaeus Myrmidons Neoptelemus Polydamus Automedon Helenus Cassandra Background Homer’s epic poem‚ the Iliad‚ first started as an oral storytelling tradition dating from about 1100 BC‚ after the Trojan war. It is part of the great oral tradition of storytelling in the English language‚ of which Shakespeare (the word “bard” is part of the tradition) and other
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Cited: Buxton‚ Richard. The Complete World of Greek Mythology. London: Thames & Hudson. 2004. Graves‚ Robert. The Greek Myths. London: Penguin Books. 1960. Lattimore‚ Richmond. The Iliad of Homer. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1951. Lattimore‚ Richmond. The Odyssey of Homer. New York: Harper & Row. 1967. Lenardon‚ Robert J; Mark P.O. Morford. Classical Mythology. 7th Ed. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003.
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Virgil’s epic‚ the Aeneid‚ is a story about the “true” origins of the Romans that by borrowing other mythological stories to set the stage for his contemporary audience. Virgil’s main source for this book is from Homer’s Iliad which talks about the fall of Troy‚ but also talks about the power of fate in the world. Achilles was the protagonist in the story‚ a man fighting his emotions about whether he should fight and die or hide and live this struggle lasts through the entire story protracting the
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Name Mrs. Clifton World Literature-4th Period September 10‚ 2013 The Greek Warrior Code: An Annotated Bibliography Works Cited Homer. The Iliad in Western Literature in a World Context Volume 1. Eds. Davis‚ et. al. Boston: St. Martin’s Press‚ Inc.‚ 1995 In The Greek Warrior Code‚ the Greek’s views on hospitality‚ battle‚ and household are explained thoroughly. Beginning with the Greek’s Code of Hospitality‚ Davis explains that the Greeks believe an exchange of gifts should always be made‚
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Ester Jimenez AP World History 1st period Historical Movie Review: Troy The film Troy was directed by Wolfgang Peterson and produced in 2004. The film was adapted by Homers great epic poem‚ The Iliad. The characters from The Iliad were portrayed by many well-known actors including‚ Brad Pitt‚ Orlando Bloom‚ and Eric Bana. Overall the movie was very entertaining but also contained many small errors and some historical inaccuracies. Troy retells the story of a war started by the Greek gods
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