Homer  (tagged articles)

Penelope, Helen, and the Ancient Greek Spectrum of Femininity: Observations of Womanhood in the Homeric Epics

Jenn Beardsley - Although most Ancient Greek literature focused on male characters, a literary analysis of Homeric poetry reveals an inquisition of femininity, motherhood, and what it meant to be a woman in Ancient Greece. Throughout the epic The Iliad and its sequel The Odyssey, the... Keep Reading »

Plato's Republic as Moral Poetry

Benjamin R. Tarr - One of the greatest ironies of Plato's Republic is that, although he condemns the poets and exiles them from his idyllic city, the Republic is perhaps one of the greatest literary works of all time, and a poem in its own right. Although written in prose, it is riddled... Keep Reading »

The Many Faces of Odysseus in Classical Literature

Hayley E. Tartell - The defining characteristics of Odysseus in classical literature are interpreted in wildly different ways by different authors: he is portrayed as a hero in Homer’s The Odyssey, a villain in Sophocles’ Philoctetes, a self-serving opportunist in Sophocles... Keep Reading »

Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Plays of Shakespeare

Katherine Blakeney - The number of ancient sources available to the readers and playwrights of Elizabethan times was truly immeasurable. These sources could be reached both as original texts in Greek and Latin, and in French and English translations. Popular indirect sources were translations... Keep Reading »

Confrontation with Death Illuminates Death's Mystery in the Odyssey

Lindsay D. Clark - Even in fairy tales and fantastical legends, the trespassing of the breathing upon the domain of the spirits is rare. It is a disturbing idea; when the dead visit our world, we can at least find comfort in numbers. Yet the hero Odysseus braves the unknown and looks... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Homer is tagged in the following 6 articles.

Classics
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
Penelope, Helen, and the Ancient Greek Spectrum of Femininity: Observations of Womanhood in the Homeric Epics
By Jenn Beardsley
Although most Ancient Greek literature focused on male characters, a literary analysis of Homeric poetry reveals an inquisition of femininity, motherhood, and what it meant to be a woman in Ancient Greece. Throughout the epic The Iliad and its sequel... Read Article »
Homer Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Literature Classics Epic Poetry
Plato
2015, Vol. 7 No. 09
Plato's Republic as Moral Poetry
By Benjamin R. Tarr
One of the greatest ironies of Plato's Republic is that, although he condemns the poets and exiles them from his idyllic city, the Republic is perhaps one of the greatest literary works of all time, and a poem in its own right. Although written... Read Article »
Philosophy Ethics Poetry Plato Republic Socrates Homer
Classic Literature
2015, Vol. 7 No. 03
The Many Faces of Odysseus in Classical Literature
By Hayley E. Tartell
The defining characteristics of Odysseus in classical literature are interpreted in wildly different ways by different authors: he is portrayed as a hero in Homer’s The Odyssey, a villain in Sophocles’ Philoctetes, a self-serving opportunist... Read Article »
Odysseus Classical Literature Classics Greek Mythology Homer The Odyssey Sophocles Euripides
Shakespeare
2009, Vol. 1 No. 12
Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Plays of Shakespeare
By Katherine Blakeney
The number of ancient sources available to the readers and playwrights of Elizabethan times was truly immeasurable. These sources could be reached both as original texts in Greek and Latin, and in French and English translations. Popular indirect... Read Article »
Shakespeare Ovid Greek Mythology Classics Elizabethan Plays Homer
Ancient Greek Literature
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
Confrontation with Death Illuminates Death's Mystery in the Odyssey
By Lindsay D. Clark
Even in fairy tales and fantastical legends, the trespassing of the breathing upon the domain of the spirits is rare. It is a disturbing idea; when the dead visit our world, we can at least find comfort in numbers. Yet the hero Odysseus braves the... Read Article »
Ancient Greek Literature Homer Classics The Odyssey Odysseus Hades
Ancient Greek Literature
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
The Emobidment of Human Tragedy in the Illiad
By Lindsay D. Clark
Why raise the curtain on this 45 day by 45 night saga? In a story whose ending everybody knows already, why choose these actions of these characters to expound upon? The Iliad is not a war tale one might tell in which friends love friends,... Read Article »
Ancient Greek Literature The Illiad Classics Homer Epics Patroclus Achilles Hector

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