Both Critics Flashcards
‘Folktale figure and Hero of epic song’
Jenkyns
‘A journey from isolation to community’
Kelly
Heroine of the poem is Penelope
Murray
Women had a powerful role generally
Schien
Disguise essential for masculinity
Hardy
Both admirable hero and despicable villain
Miller
Tragedy wouldn’t exist without Homer
Taplin
Odysseus ‘agent’ of Xenia
West
Slavery inevitable consequence of defeat
Rieu
Analyst and Unitarian
Opposite views on the Homeric question
Gods moral agents
Kelly
Undignified laughable gods
Graziosi
Vein of gentle humour
Bowie
Aeneas connected with Augustus
Paintin
Following Roman military leaders manual
Harrison
Personal emotion suppressed for good of state a virtue
Harrison
A model for Augustus
Cowan
Shows piety carrying father
Gibson
Ends with violent revenge, clemency forgotten
Rutherford
Seeking to rival Homeric epics
Rutherford
Dido evokes sympathy
Hardie
Unborn heroes Anchises described most patriotic message
Williams
Virgil not a misogynist
Jenkyns