The ancient Greek epic tradition was an oral-formulaic tradition. In oral-formulaic traditions, generations of poet performers develop a special poetic language that consists of a vast number of metrical phrases (formulae) and longer story elements (themes or type-scenes) out of which long narrative poems are extemporaneously constructed. Although this technique may seem restrictive and eliminating originality, in fact, the poets were able to use many of the same literary devices used by modern novelists. Techniques For the Odyssey to be the well-known story that it is today, Homer's telling of the Odyssey must have been well worth listening to. One of the characteristics of a good story, now as then, is that the audience is captivated, glued to their seats, so to speak.
Jeremaiah Lesking Professor Garneau English 100 16 September 2013 David Sedaris, a wizard with words Anyone can write a story, but a person that can brainstorm thoughts in his head and combine originality, humor and creativity is considered a genius. This “genius” is David Sedaris, a compelling writer who often writes about his life experiences. David Sedaris is a famous author who wrote many books such as “April and Paris” and “Journey into the Night.” Sedaris was also featured on a television show called “the late show” In class, we read two of his articles, “Journey into the Night” and “April and Paris.” After reading the first article, “Journey”, one thing that fascinates me about Sedaris is that he is able to incorporate metaphors in his stories. For instance, Sedaris is comparing the inside of a plane to a hospital ward “Their slow-footed padding gives the cabin the feel of a hospital ward: the dark aisles, corridors; the flight attendants, nurses” (Paris 1). Another example would be, “Chipmunk-like, my cheeks packed with warm nuts, I cocked my head” (Journey 2).
It caused Persia to help Athens for freedom and it also caused the city-states to revolt from Spartan control. Sparta continued to have control, but it was very difficult for
A particularly striking example is Shakespeare in Love: The Love Poetry of William Shakespeare, published by Hyperion Press in 1998. The title says it all. The book was published as a tie-in to Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard’s film of the same name, also released in 1998. There on the cover is Joseph Fiennes passionately kissing Gwyneth Paltrow. Other photographs from the film illuminate scenes and speeches from selected plays, along with the texts of sixteen of the 154 sonnets first published as Shakespeare’s in 1609.
Admired in peace and dreaded in war, for much of the Archaic and Classical periods Sparta was the most powerful city in the Greek world. It was also different from other poleis. To be sure, the Spartans shared many basic institutions with other Greeks: their society was patriarchal and polytheistic, servile labor played a key role, and agriculture formed the basis of the economy. As elsewhere in Greece, law was revered and martial valor prized. Nonetheless, Sparta was unique in many important ways.
Acceptance of the gods actions are mainly because of great fear the human civilization feels towards the imperious justice system laid upon them, also justice rules over humans by the realization of authority by power. The gods can behave however they want to because they know the mortals are afraid for their wellbeing. Even though the gods disagree and argue the final say of Zeus seems to over bear most of the situations throughout The Odyssey. Fear and acceptance are two major components to how justice in the odyssey permeates. Works Cited Lawall, Sarah, et alia.
Is Socrates a Believable Character? Socrates, as most know, is a man famous for offending Athenian beliefs during 4th century BC. Philosophy was not accepted at this time therefore many believed Socrates rambled on about nonsense. Although this seemed like nonsense to people living in Athens at the time, Socrates still voiced his opinion as his love for philosophy was more important then what was said of him. As history shows, Socrates is a believable character as the Apology written by Plato has many examples showing he truly is philosophical and wise.
Monomyth in The Odyssey and When the Legends Die Did you know in every story, from Little Red Riding Hood, to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that there is one small thing they have in common? It’s called monomyths. Keep reading on to learn about the monomyths in The Odyssey by Homer, and When the Legends Die by Hal Borland. Monomyth is the idea that all stories follow the same pattern parts: separation, struggle/initiation, return/re-integration, and gift/new power. The Odyssey by Homer, was a story that took place in Ithaca.
The Greeks believed that intellect is superior to forces of nature, while the Romans wanted their architecture to dominate the sites. A third similarity was their ability to be innovative during their time periods. Along with their innovations when it came to their temples, the Greeks also had the ability to create very life-like and dynamic sculptures, something that the Romans constantly struggled with during their time. Because of this, a lot of their sculptures were just replicas of Greek sculptures with small adaptations and changes occurring. One of the most innovative steps that the Romans took with their
Homer’s audience however, knew that a war had been fought in Ilios or Troy and accepted the mythology of the poem and the exaggerated feats of its Greek heroes without questioning its historical accuracy. Nonetheless, this source documents the famous oral story of Troy while simultaneously suggesting the citadel and Troy being located as a valuable port and gateway to the Dardenelles and Black Sea. Ajax’s tower shield is consistent with Bronze Age shields depicted in artwork, in both shape and size. The details in the Homerian epic