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This book aims to provide the reader of Homer with the traditional knowledge and fluency in Homeric poetry which an original ancient audience would have brought to a performance of this type of narrative. To that end, Adrian Kelly... more
Moschus' 'Europa' has long been recognised to be a highly visual and pictorial poem. It is also dominated by an erotic theme: the sexual awakening of the maiden Europa and her love affair with Zeus. This article will focus on a connection... more
This article argues that Homer's depiction of Odysseus in specifically bardic terms is an essential element in the self-presentation of the Homeric poet, in that it comprises the construction of an agonistic relationship with contemporary... more
This article reviews recent attempts to view the Dios Apate of Iliad Book 14 as essentially derived from (a series of) Ancient Near Eastern texts, and seeks to demonstrate that such attempts overplay supposed similarities and fail to... more
Complete English translation of the article published originally in Russian (2015). Summary It is commonly believed that the epic Theogony of Epimenides of Crete derives from the corpus of pseudepigrapha... more
Though Odysseus’ tales to Eumaios and Aninoos in Odyssey 14.199–359 and 17.417–44, respectively, are presented as fictional tales within Homer’s larger myth, some elements have striking analogs in Late Bronze–Early Iron Age reality.... more
De Tirteu, poeta espartano arcaico do século VII a.C., restaram-nos apenas poemas elegíacos fragmentários. Seus fragmentos dividem-se entre aqueles que narravam a história e os preceitos espartanos, instituídos por reis descendentes dos... more
The Iliad is the story of Achilles’ journey through anger. Over the epic, Achilles undergoes a continual process of transformation, and as he does, the world changes around him. His anger unleashes the fiery beast of war and creates a... more
This article argues that the reception of Homeric poetry in the lyric poets of the Archaic period is a process of evolution, in which evidentiary difficulty and the gradual development of intertextuality combine to make Stesichorus the... more
The attached is the abstract, handout and bibliography for my presentation at the Classical Association conference, 10-13 April 2015, Bristol University Panel: Homer II (Wills Memorial Building) 1 p.m., Sunday 12th April Title:... more
For the full article, please email me at margulies@nyu.edu or visit https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009838820000919 One of the more powerful recurring motifs in the Iliad is that of the grief-stricken woman lamenting the death of a hero. As... more
Traduzione letterale, interlineare dell'inizio del nono libro dell'Iliade, versi 1-113. Si tratta dell'assemblea greca che apre il libro, fino al termine del primo discorso di Nestore, in cui l'eroe suggerisce ad Agamennone, e... more
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This paper presents a comparative exploration of what effect the disruption of the standard form of narrative expression has on the reception process within an established traditional context, examining first the early Greek oral poetic... more
In the Odyssey we find a description of Odysseus being recognized by his age-old and decrepit dog Argos, whom he he had reared and trained before his departure for Troia. I will discuss this text passage with a focus on its function and... more
Luke-Acts demonstrates a theological concern with Jesus as Redeemer of the outcasts (whether they be within Israel or Gentiles), and a literary concern with Greco-Roman modes of presentation. In both these respects, Luke-Acts is unique... more
This article approaches the relationship between the Odyssey’s nostos and other Nostoi from the perspective of the epic’s treatment of Cassandra. In doing so, I emphasize two perspectives. First, rather than privileging either “lost”... more
VALERIA MELIS (Università degli Studi di Torino) (eng) - The trial of Jason in the Argonautica (Ap. 3. 1278-1407): reinterpretation of a myth in the context of the poetry of an Alexandrian. In the narration of the trial that... more
What defines an epic hero? Must he be perfect? Homer's The Illiad highlights a well-known epic hero, Achilles. Achilles was an epic hero, one to be remembered, honored, and immortalized in name forevermore. He had physical strength... more
""En Filipo II y el Arte de la Guerra tendremos la oportunidad de conocer en profundidad a uno de los más grandes reyes de la antigua Macedonia. Gracias a su habilidad como estratega, diplomático, político y soldado, heredó un reino... more
Questo volume è dedicato al primo libro dell'Iliade, e riunisce insieme tre elementi: il testo dell’Iliade, una traduzione interlineare rigorosamente letterale ed un commentario. Non sono a conoscenza di un altro testo in cui tutti questi... more
O gênero épico tinha por objetivo mais nobre a preservação de histórias contadas por gerações e nessas histórias, narradas por versos cantados – elemento antigo para memorização –, preservavam os nomes de heróis, pais fundadores, espaços... more
Comics for a new translation by Gregory Nagy.
En este análisis se presentan los elementos epistemológicos que permiten establecer una reflexión sobre la importancia que tuvo el discurso épico en la construcción de la identidad nacional en Argentina y Brasil. Siguiendo los... more
Resumen: El presente artículo intenta acercarse al pensamiento de Heráclito a partir de la crítica que realiza el efesio a la tradición, principalmente literaria (Homero, Hesíodo, Arquíloco) y filosófica (Jenófanes y Pitágoras). Esto con... more