Who Said It Flashcards
(26 cards)
Who said the multiplicity of the series of desperate individual struggles in Book 17 reinforces the nature of warfare?
ET Owen
Who said “if we are tempted to call the Iliad a celebration of war, the little biographies say otherwise”
Van Nortwick
Who said Homer united all Greeks and their religion?
Dr Emma Aston
Who said Homer makes us feel how it feels for Hector to draw ever closer to death- what it means to face death, with hope of survival getting less and less
Barbara Graziosi
Who said Hector is portrayed more diversely than other characters- that he’s portrayed as friendly and caring, in contrast to Achilles
Johannes Haubold
Who said the story of Meleager is more than just a moral lesson, and that the themes of the story mirror the Iliad in general
Judith Rosner
Who said Briseis’ speech imprints in the audience’s mind that Briseis’ feelings are real and serious and her life is truly tragic
Farron
Who described Paris as attractive, light-hearted and irresponsible?
Vandiver
Who described Helen as the “anti-woman”
Emily Hauser
Who said that Book 17 is justifiable as it is really important for the story that the Trojans don’t get Patroclus’ body?
Peter Jones
Who said that Achilles is driven by emotion not logic?
Peter Jones
Who said that in Book 18 Achilles becomes the inventor of guilt?
Arieti
Who said that the Shield of Achilles explores war and peace?
Peter Jones
Who said that the Shield of Achilles summarises/revisits the main themes of the poem?
G Nagy
Who said that Achilles’ moral tragedy pivots in Bk 9?
Jenkins
Who said that Achilles’ speech to Odysseus in Bk 9 seems to undercut the entire basis of his society and the warrior culture?
Vandiver
Who said that Achilles’ speeches in Bk 9 exhibit Achilles’ wrath itself?
ET Owen
Who said that a defining feature of heroic figures is their similarity and proximity to the gods
Lyons
Who said that a man’s bleeding wound functions as a badge of honour?
Neal
Who said the Iliad can be described in terms of objects of desire?
Peter Jones
Who said that Achilles’ anger is comparable to the gods?
Reeve
Who said that Achilles’ anger is greater in the second part of the epic?
Reeve
Who said that Homer is perfectly capable of showing people making up their own minds without divine intervention?
Peter Jones
Who said that similes make it easier to imagine by comparing the unfamiliar with the familiar?
Peter Jones
