(2) Life in war camps - scholarship - Iliad

Question 1

What scholars quotes reference life in the war camps

Answer 1

• Barker
• Parker

Question 2

Who wrote
“convoking an assembly establishes a special arena, in which the relationship between the leader and his people is examined, questioned, forged”.

Answer 2

Barker

Question 3

Who wrote
“the assembly is called on behalf of the community…shows an interest in the security of the group as a whole, not just the prowess and glory of powerful individuals.”

Answer 3

Barker

Question 4

How does Barker reference life in the war camps in the Iliad

Answer 4

• “convoking an assembly establishes a special arena, in which the relationship between the leader and his people is examined, questioned, forged”.
• “the assembly is called on behalf of the community…shows an interest in the security of the group as a whole, not just the prowess and glory of powerful individuals.”

Question 5

Who wrote
“several of the books of the Iliad that modern readers enjoy the most contain little or fighting (i.e. 1,6,9,24). But even in these books, the sound of battle can always be heard in the background”.

Answer 5

Parker

Question 6

Who wrote
“It is plausible to suppose that warring societies are marked by a complex mixture of heroic ferocity and wistful sadness over the death of heroes”.

Answer 6

Parker

Question 7

How does Parker reference life in the war camps in the Iliad

Answer 7

• “several of the books of the Iliad that modern readers enjoy the most contain little or fighting (i.e. 1,6,9,24). But even in these books, the sound of battle can always be heard in the background”.
• “It is plausible to suppose that warring societies are marked by a complex mixture of heroic ferocity and wistful sadness over the death of heroes”.