ReadingreflectiononHomersOdyssey荷马史诗奥德赛英文读后感Word格式.docx

1、1.1 Introduction to the essay 2.0 Homer, the author 2.1Arguments and research on the identity of Homer 2.1.1 The name “Homer” and its meaning 2.1.2 Homers occupation2.2Works attributed to Homer 2.3The concept of Homers epic poetries2.4Homeric dialect 2.5 The historical value of Homers epic poetries3

2、.0 Synopsis 3.1 Background3.2 Odysseus, the hero3.3 Structure 3.4 The heros journey 3.4.1 Ordinary world3.4.2 Call to adventure3.4.3 Ideological struggleWe are given the image of a blind, begging singer who hangs around with little people: shoemakers, fisherman, potters, sailors, elderly men in the

3、gathering places of harbour tolwns. Scholars are divided as to which category, if any, the court singer or the wandering minstrel, the historic Homer belonged. It is wildly recognized that Odyssey and Iliad are traditionally ascribed to Homer. In spite of Iliad and Odyssey, some epics are said belon

4、ging to him. However, this point of view hasnt been identified. According Aristotles own perspective, theres still two extant works which are created by Homer, meaning a satiric poetry and Batrachomyomachi （Greek, which means the battle between frog and mice）. Homers epics include Iliad and Odyssey,

5、 which are both said to be Homers work. The themes of two epics focus on singing the praise of the heroes in clan society. The keynote of Iliad regards war as a justifiable and glorious event. Simultaneously, the poetry describes the cruelty of war vaguely. In this degree, Iliad denounced the negati

6、ve effect on which may have to the innocent social class. The language used by Homer is an archaic version of Ionic Greek, with admixtures from certain other dialects, such as Aeolic Greek. It later served as the basis of Epic Greek, the language of epic poetry, typically in dactylic hexameter. 2.5

7、The historical value of Homers epic poetriesIn one aspect, the homers epic poetries are based on the resounds of the verbal literature. Thus, the original characters have been preserved well, and which are embodied especially in the authenticity of ancient culture. Those two giant works also become

8、strong proofs about the highly prosperous culture around the Mediterranean district. Homers epic poetries are among the best literatures that have in early European history. Iliad and Odyssey have been proved to be the primary sources to study the life that people have in prehistory time. On the han

9、d of the creative arts that have in both two tremendous work, romanticism and realism have been found used. Though Greek mythology occupies large space in the poetries, the portrayals of crucial war are true reflection of peoples lives. Meantime, the highly general facts are expressed by the vivid c

10、haracterization as well as the revealing of the inner world of the figures. Homers epic poetries give readers great artistic treats. Furthermore, it is undoubtedly a milestone that will erect forever in the history of the worlds literature. 3.1 Background Iliad, as the prelude of Odyssey, starts its

11、 story after the ninth year of the Trojan War. The Odyssey begins ten years after the end of the ten-year Trojan War. For the sake of Odyssey has stabbed Polyphemes eyes whose farther is Poseidon, the god of the sea, Odysseus has been delayed by Poseidons censure and still not returned home from the

12、 war. Odysseus son Telemachus is twenty and is sharing his absent fathers house on the island of Ithaca with his mother Penelope and a crowd of 108 boisterous young men, the Suitors, whose aim is to persuade Penelope to marry one of them, all the while enjoying the hospitality of Odysseus household

13、and eating up his wealth.3.2 Odysseus, the hero 3.2.1 Parentage and nameAs to the parentage, according to Odyssey, his father is Laertes and his mother is Anticleia, although there was a non-Homeric tradition that Sisyphus was his true father. The name Odysseus is derived from the verb oussomai, whi

14、ch means “to be wroth against”. He is also known as Ulysses in Latin. 3.2.2 Characters of Odysseus Odysseus is one of the first Greek mythic heroes renowned for his brain as well as his muscles. Indeed he is a man with inquiring mind, and he is also a man with outstanding prowess and bravery. In the

15、 Iliad, Odysseus was one of the most influential Greek champions during the Trojan War. Odysseus is frequently viewed as a man of the mean, renowned for his self-restraint and diplomatic skills. 3.3 StructureIn the perspective of writing structure, the first 13 volumes focus on the ten years of suffering that Odysseus had had. The story starts from the discussion that gods have on Mount Olympus about his fate. The