In this passage Penelope appeals to Antinoos in a way that follows the model of the invocational theme. It refers to memory in order to elicit the desirable action, and the usual phrase f ...
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analysis of Demodokos as an idealization of an artist by the art form of epic
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Odysseus as implicitly the “best of the Achaeans” in the epic composition ...
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Odyssey 16.418-433
Anita NikkanenIn this passage Penelope appeals to Antinoos in a way that follows the model of the invocational theme. It refers to memory in order to elicit the desirable action, and the usual phrase f ... Continue reading
First song of Demodokos
Gregory Nagyanalysis of Demodokos as an idealization of an artist by the art form of epic ----- Merged Content ----- Odysseus as implicitly the “best of the Achaeans” in the epic composition ... Continue reading