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Epic Notes
• EpicEpic: A long narrative poem about a national or legendary hero– Iliad: Fall of Troy– Odyssey: Odysseus’ trip home
• HomerHomer: Blind poet, lived between 900 and 700 BCE
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…but there’s no TV!!
• RhapsodesRhapsodes: Traveling poets– Part memory– Part improvised
• MusesMuses: 9 goddesses who preside over song and literature. Called upon for inspiration
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The Odyssey
• Odyssey: 24 books long; 3 main plot strands
1. Ithaca without Odysseus2. Odysseus’ travels following the war3. Odysseus returns home to family
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Epic Conventions
• Epic conventions: qualities, traits and common devices of a traditional epic
1. Epic Hero: person of national or international importance and/or legendary significance.1. No super powers; must rely on intelligence2. Faithful to family, country, and god/gods3. Feels fear, but overcomes it to defeat evil
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Epic Conventions cont…
2. Intervention of superhuman forces (ie: gods, angels, demons, etc.)
3. Opens “in media res” (in the middle of things) filling in necessary information later
4. Lengthy speeches by main characters
5. Epic similes: elaborate, extended simile which runs for several lines
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Epic Conventions cont…
6. Epithets: a word or phrase used to characterize a person or thing
7. Repetition of passages (a memorization aid)
8. Digressions: a temporary deviation from the plot (helps to fill in prior story line)
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The Odyssey as Myth
• Mythos– Greek for plot, story, or legend
• Myth does NOT mean an untrue story!
• Has serious moral implications• Captures the human experience• Culture building stories
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The Hero’s Journey
• Joseph Campbell• Exemplifies life
– Collective Unconscious– Comparing Religions– Looking at Literature Throughout History
• Archetypes: the quintessential– The Wise Old Man– The Innocent Youth– The Hero
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Between the Known and the Unknown
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Literature in Cycles
• Northrop Frye • A cycle of five:
– Mythos– Romantic– High Mimetic– Low Mimetic– Irony
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The Common Human Experience and Literature