Who Said It Flashcards
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
