PPT-The Iliad and The Trojan War

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 . 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. . War. The Trojan War. The Trojan War actually . occurred; the . city of Troy fell into the hands of the Greeks.. Archaeologists have found historical evidence of the war. . Was it exactly as told in . . 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. . CS 450 - Nathan Digangi. Trojan Horse. Secret, undocumented routine embedded within a useful program . Execution of the program results in execution of secret code. Not self-replicating (except when attached to a worm). . 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 . 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???). Why read The Odyssey?. Experience the oldest literary form. Study and analyze the genre of epic. Study and analyze other elements of literature (character, theme, etc.). Look for archetypes. Enjoy a fascinating adventure tale. Was the Trojan War . a Historical Event. Scholars are uncertain about the historical details of the Trojan War. . The story has . been pieced together from several sources, most notably from Homer’s . CS 450 - Nathan Digangi. Trojan Horse. Secret, undocumented routine embedded within a useful program . Execution of the program results in execution of secret code. Not self-replicating (except when attached to a worm).