YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Iliad of Homer and its Modern Significance
Essays 121 - 150
In five pages these poetic works are examined in terms of the portrayal of Homer in each. There are 3 sources cited in the biblio...
In 7 pages this paper considers the peace messages contained within this war stories' collection known as 'The Iliad.' There are ...
In a paper consisting of 6 pages war and domesticity are examined within the context of these Homerian ethics particularly as they...
The fates of death or destruction could be explored in a dramatic structure, and how the protagonist elected to face his destiny, ...
are not primarily about war. The love element is significantly greater. In exploring Virgils Aeneid, it is perhaps the metamorpho...
of the gods in these works appears to be more focused on generating chaos than introducing peace and tranquility to the universe. ...
original adventure stories; Indiana Jones has nothing on Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and the rest of the characters who struggled on ...
Aspects of Homer's epic poem are analyzed in this paper that contains five pages. There are no other sources listed in the biblio...
so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...
is somber (tragic). "...In great works of art all levels in which interpretation can be pursued fruitfully probably remain in som...
be regarded as a historical document. There is very little certain about the poem itself or its author, who was supposedly a blin...
the student works on this project, he or she will want to consider the ways in which the story deals with legendary events that ma...
how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...
(2) which struck the coup de grace" (Floyd ucla13.html). As we can see, although Hektor obviously killed Patroklos, he was just on...
Achilles grief offends the gods. Hera argues that since Achilles is the son of the a goddess, he deserves more honor than Hector,...
could live. It was on the broad shoulders of this classical hero upon which the security of society rested. While the hero walke...
In a more recent translation we note a great deal of anger and a powerful sense of revenge, as we see in the following excerpt fro...
provoke me, she with her shrill abuse. Even now in the face of the immortal gods, she harries me perpetually, Hera charges me that...
This 10 page paper considers the views of a number of theorists, including Ernest Burgess, Homer Hoyt, Georg Simmel, Louis Wirth a...
facts" (Manley 55) which leads to the realization that there are also "no true biographies...about this very ancient Greek poet" (...
wish to take any chances, yet knows he must rest. The place he found to hide is described as follows: "he crept beneath two shoots...
father. So, by the end of the story what he has done has given him experience and wisdom to deal with a future as a leader. Tel...
works signed by a famous artist. Rather, the visitor is exposed to the artifacts that suggest what life was and is like to African...
and attitudes from the Western world that are needed as the first step towards development (Lewis, 2002). Unfortunately, Western m...
his physical insights with the other monks when he returned after nine years, realizing how completely out of shape - both physica...
20 pages and 10 sources. This paper provides an overview of modern Cairo, a city that is completely modern in so many ways, but h...
that are coping with "status-seeking, scandal, lapses, reconciliation and forgiveness" (Harrington 887). There are two major secti...
This paper addresses various tenets of Machiavelli's political theories and details how and why they are still relevant today, hun...
5 pages and 8 sources. This paper relates the changing views of the family in modern culture, including the redefining of the fam...
French fabliaux, which provide the source material on which many of the tales are based. Essentially, Chaucer use of gardens sugge...