PPT-The Iliad

Historical Background Questions Notes to Assist You with Written Responses Question 1 Historical Background Mycenaeans Aggressive people conquered many lands Wealthy from raids Swift with water travel conquered Crete. Iliad . and Artistry. Iliad . 19.246-255 . I, by God, I’d drive our . Argives. into battle . now. ,. starving, famished, and only then, when the sun goes down,. lay on a handsome feast—once we’ve avenged our shame. . The Iliad and the Meaning of the Humanities. EPIC. 1). A long narrative poem of heroic action. .  . Epic of Gilgamesh. (Babylonian) 18. th. -. 10. th. century BCE. . .  . The Iliad . (Ancient Greek) 8. A. ristos . Akhaiôn. . (Best of the Achaeans). :. Value and Cultural Contradiction in the . Iliad. Review. Agency in the . Iliad. —read against a background of determination . . a) Natural . . The Ends of the . Iliad. What is an artifact?. An artifact is a made thing (from . arte . and . facere. ) . An artifact has a specific form, or shape. An artifact has a purpose or function. An artifact has a . Deliberation, Action, and Authority in the . Iliad. Review: . The Iliad as foreign— the humanities as . antiquarian. enterprise.. The Iliad as timeless (the concept of “genius”—the humanities as an . 6.55 Describe the myths and stories of classical . . Greece.. Guiding Question: Why were epics and fables . . important to the ancient Greeks?. Greek Literature. . Type of Work. ....... The . Iliad. is an epic poem, a long narrative work about heroic exploits that is elevated in tone and highly formal in its language. .. . It was composed in ancient Greek and transmitted orally before it was written down. . Part I to The Odyssey. Author???. Homer. . - Minstrel, bard, singer. . - Multiple people. - Legend. Not really a person, the “Ideal” bard. Bard = singer. Ideal wandering class of rhapsodies. . Type of Work. ....... The . Iliad. is an epic poem, a long narrative work about heroic exploits that is elevated in tone and highly formal in its language. .. . It was composed in ancient Greek and transmitted orally before it was written down. . Iliad. Book 11. Classical Civilisation. The . aristeia. is a type of scene in the . Iliad. in which a hero in battle has his finest moments (. aristos. = best). Such is the ferocity of the hero's efforts, an . By Abba, Liz, Darcie & Lydia. Overview. ‘The Iliad’, mainly credited to Homer, has gained much critical reception since its devise in c. . 1194–1184 . BC. The epic poem tells almost the complete story of the Trojan War, and was . and Homer’s . Iliad. Homer. Epic Poet (c. 700 B.C.). Homer?. The . Iliad. The . Odyssey. An. epic about the . Trojan War. An epic poem. about . Odysseus’ long voyage. . home from Troy. Oral traditions. y . Homer. The . Iliad. - Background. The Epic Form. Oral tradition. Provides form and structure to express the legend. Homer’s language, meter, and style are formulaic. Over time, bards developed common expressions, phrases, and descriptions that fit the rhythms of the epic verse line.. Ancient Greece. During the Greek Dark Age, poets called bards traveled to different . poli. . . The bards told stories in the form of long poems called epics. People would often pay to hear the bards describe stories of the distant past. .