group performance of lament

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Iliad 18.051–060

Thetis not only mourns her son Achilles as if he were already dead: she formally laments him in song. The wording of the verses spoken by Thetis here at I.18.051–060 corresponds mo ... Continue reading

Iliad 19.282-302/ anchor comment on: lament by Briseis

analysis of Briseis (along with Andromache and Chryseis) as an Aeolian choral personalityThe wording of Briseis in addressing the corpse of Patroklos is not just a speech expressin ... Continue reading

Iliad 22.515

The lament of Andromache, as we see it come to a conclusion here at I.22.515, is a classic example of a group performance as rounded out here at I.22.515 by way of an antiphonal re ... Continue reading