Ancient Literature week of 11/7/05--11/11/05
Read Chapter 3 in Part 4 of Hamilton's "Mythology" If you have any disagreements with what she says write them down. I haven't read it yet, so I don't know if there are any.
I don't have the list of discussion questions for this week's class finished yet. I'll try to post them later today. Just take a look at them and think about them a little.
Discussion Questions for 11/9/05 and 11/16/05--take a look a see what you think
1. Who are the protagonist and antagonist? What are the inciting incident, climax, denouement, and thesis?
2. What are the similarities between Telemachus and Odysseus?
3. What are the similarities between Odysseus and Eumaeus?
4. Leithart makes the following divisions in the Odyssey. What do you think of them?
Books 1-4: The Image of His Father
Books 5-8: Hidden Hero
Books 9-12: In No Man's Land
Books 13-18: His Own Did Not Receive Him
Books 20-24: Apocalypse
5. What if anything does Odysseus have in common with Christ?
6. How does Odysseus differ from Christ?
7. What does Odysseus have in common with Hercules
8. How are the Sirens like Satan in the Garden of Eden?
9. Do you see any similarities between Odysseus' crew and the suitors?
10.What is the significance of lines 340-342 (in my translation) in Book 24?
"I come from Roamer-Town, my home's a famous place,
my father's Unsparing, son of old King Pain,
and my name's Man of Strife....."
11. Do you see a relationship between Rev. 19 and Book 22 & 23 on Odyssey?
12. Many scholars think that Penelope recognized in Book 19 or at least by Book 21. Others disagree. Do you think she recognized him before he identified himself?
13. What themes do you see in this book?
14. This book contains several return (nostoi) stories. Can you name them?
15. Can you think of any parallels between the Iliad and the Odyssey?
16. Can you think of any differences between the Iliad and the Odyssey?
17. How else do Achilles and Odysseus differ?
18. What is the significance of olive trees in the Odysseey?
We don't need to discuss these in order and we might not discuss them all so if you are especially
interested in one or more let me know.
I don't have the list of discussion questions for this week's class finished yet. I'll try to post them later today. Just take a look at them and think about them a little.
Discussion Questions for 11/9/05 and 11/16/05--take a look a see what you think
1. Who are the protagonist and antagonist? What are the inciting incident, climax, denouement, and thesis?
2. What are the similarities between Telemachus and Odysseus?
3. What are the similarities between Odysseus and Eumaeus?
4. Leithart makes the following divisions in the Odyssey. What do you think of them?
Books 1-4: The Image of His Father
Books 5-8: Hidden Hero
Books 9-12: In No Man's Land
Books 13-18: His Own Did Not Receive Him
Books 20-24: Apocalypse
5. What if anything does Odysseus have in common with Christ?
6. How does Odysseus differ from Christ?
7. What does Odysseus have in common with Hercules
8. How are the Sirens like Satan in the Garden of Eden?
9. Do you see any similarities between Odysseus' crew and the suitors?
10.What is the significance of lines 340-342 (in my translation) in Book 24?
"I come from Roamer-Town, my home's a famous place,
my father's Unsparing, son of old King Pain,
and my name's Man of Strife....."
11. Do you see a relationship between Rev. 19 and Book 22 & 23 on Odyssey?
12. Many scholars think that Penelope recognized in Book 19 or at least by Book 21. Others disagree. Do you think she recognized him before he identified himself?
13. What themes do you see in this book?
14. This book contains several return (nostoi) stories. Can you name them?
15. Can you think of any parallels between the Iliad and the Odyssey?
16. Can you think of any differences between the Iliad and the Odyssey?
17. How else do Achilles and Odysseus differ?
18. What is the significance of olive trees in the Odysseey?
We don't need to discuss these in order and we might not discuss them all so if you are especially
interested in one or more let me know.
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