2013年10月2日 星期三

Western Literature(Week 4 ) 上課筆記

Topic : The Iliad

1.Definition
(1)epic, genre ,in medias res , homeric epithet, golden apple ,
Judgement of Paris, To the Fairest , foreshadowing ,forsaking
(2)回答方向:
What is that?
What is that for?
What should we care?
Give an example.

2.Textbook
(1)Eris (mythology)











Eris is the Greek goddess of chaos, strife and discord.




(2)Golden Apple of Discord  (金蘋果事件)















    According to Greek mythology, the goddess Eris inscribed "to the fairest" and tossed in the midst of the feast of the gods at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, thus sparking a vanity-fueled dispute among Hera, Athena and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War.

(3)Aphrodite

















    Aphrodite is the Greekgoddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.

(4)We are only mortal. (我們只是血肉之軀)
(5)The immortals (眾神表)
    Page.106發音表


(6)Hephaestus (Lame)
    Hephaestus is the Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen,artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes. As a smithing god, Hephaestus made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus.

(7)ID - identification

a. Please identify the name, author , title , significant of the cited 
    passage , the underlined words.

b. Textbook in page 206:
Christopher Marlowe said,
"Was this the face that launched a thousand ship ?"

(8)hubris 傲慢
a. Up in The Air (型男飛行日誌)





















(9) homeric epithet
    Usually called an epithet or an Homeric epithet, but sometimes called an Homeric epitaph, it is one of the most noticeable features of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Epithet comes from the Greek for putting (something) on (something). It is a tag or nickname that can be used on its own or together with the real name, depending on other features of the Greek language.


(10) Briseis










    Briseis was a mythical queen in Asia Minor at the time of the Trojan War. Her character lies at the heart of a dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon that drives the plot of Homer's Iliad.

3. After class...
(1) Quiz on Page 1-12.
(2) Blog


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