PPT-The Iliad Lesson 2 No Second Troy

Why should I blame her that she filled my days With misery or that she would of late Have taught to ignorant men most violent ways Or hurled the little streets upon the great Had they but courage equal to desire. 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. . 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 . . 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. . The Iliad. GREECE 1250 B.C. The . Iliad tells of the war . between . Greece . and Troy (located in Asia . Minor or . the present day country of Turkey. ).. The Iliad provides the background . for The . 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. . 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. WAR. TROY & the TROJAN WAR . -. Troy was a city both factual & legendary located on Asia Minor, now modern day Turkey. -. It is best known for the Trojan War, as depicted in Homer’s epic poem the Iliad . Please add if necessary to the summary in the Writing Assignments section of your notebook.. These are the main events of the Trojan War.. Here is a . quick “crash course” . through the lengthy Trojan . 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. . Sophomore English. 2017. Who was Homer?. According to Biography.com, He was an ancient Greek poet who probably lived “between the 12. th. and 8. th. centuries BCE.” (No Biggie give or take 400 years???).