blame poetry

The verb lōbeuein ‘say words of insult’ is parallel to kertomeîn ‘say words of insult’, on which see the comment on I.02.256. The verb lōbeuein ‘say words of insult’ is parallel to ... Continue reading

... ds of Clytemnestra have disgraced not only herself but all women, and that women will be blamed for her deeds by way of blame poetry. On the poetics of blame, which is antithetical to p ... Continue reading

... e narrative about Thersites in the Iliad, as I pointed out in my comments on the verses I just listed, it is clear that blame poetry is antithetical not only to praise poetry but also t ... Continue reading

... e that Thersites aims at both Achilles and Odysseus, the main heroes of the Iliad and Odyssey respectively. On blame as blame poetry, see the comment at O.18.001–004. When Iros ‘quarre ... Continue reading

... se you want to have it instead. In the praise poetry of Pindar, as at Olympian 8.55, phthonos conventionally applies to blame poetry. In such praise poetry, blame poets are viewed as un ... Continue reading

The insults hurled by Melantho at the disguised Odysseus are replete with words indicating the language of blame poetry. For aiskhro- ‘disgraceful, shameful’, see the comments at I.02.216, I.03.038, I.06.325. For oneideio- ‘insulting’, see the comments on oneido ... Continue reading

See the comment on lōbeuein ‘say words of insult’ at O.02.323. See the comment on lōbeuein ‘say words of insult’ at O.02.323. See the comment on lōbeuein ‘say words of insult’ at ... Continue reading

On kertomeîn ‘say words of insult’, see the comments at O.02.323 and I.02.256. On kertomeîn ‘say words of insult’, see the comments at O.02.323 and I.02.256. On kertomeîn ‘say wo ... Continue reading

... by the words spoken to him by the disguised Odysseus. These words, spoken tharsaleōs ‘boldly’, O.18.390, can be seen as blame poetry—but here the blame is justified, unlike the blame th ... Continue reading

The noun kertomiai ‘words of insult’ is correlated with the verb kertomeîn ‘say words of insult’, as attested also at I.02.256, O.02.323, O.18.350. The noun kertomiai ‘words of in ... Continue reading

The noun enīpē ‘scolding’ is correlated with the verb eniptein ‘scold’, on which see especially the comment at O.18.321–326. The noun enīpē ‘scolding’ is correlated with the verb ... Continue reading

See also O.18.347 See also O.18.347 See also O.18.347 ... Continue reading

... t-epic time at the festival of Apollo, the term hepsiâsthai ‘mock’ may refer to the ridiculing of the suitors by way of blame poetry. Odysseus as speaker here may be speaking beyond his ... Continue reading