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There is much repetition in the Iliad , and Louden points out a number of correspondences in need of greater examination. Many of the arguments will not persuade, however.

Both are odd scenes to appear towards the end of a war of this duration. These efforts have led to some key insights, but are often met with skepticism and I write as one who has often peddled doublets, motif sequences, etc. Destiny of the Sword Seventh Sword, Book 3. Some motifs are merely typological e. Brill MyBook is a print-on-demand paperback copy which is sold at a favorably uniform low price. The Gate of Gods:

Some motifs are merely typological e. Since the motifs are required to appear in only two of the three related movements, the three-fold structure does not seem especially firm.

Nor is the sequence of motifs. It is claimed that in Book 3 the principal motifs occur in the following order: A further layer of categorization I—V is superimposed to this in order to provide some semblance of order. In Chapter 5, in the Near Eastern second half of the book, the sixth motif confusingly unfurls a string of sub-motifs identified as 6a, 6b, 6c, A, A1, B, C, D, E, F, F1, G, H, H1, without explanation of the principles of differentiation presumably H1 is a subset of H, which is a subset of 6c, the subset of 6.

It looks like Homer will need to study this book and revise heavily before the patterning thesis works well as a whole. Louden tends to see the structure as an aspect of composition, not reception. The corresponding patterns are not meant to be recognized Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide.

Extending his distinctive analysis of Homeric epic to the Iliad, Bruce Louden, author of The "Odyssey": Structure, Narration, and Meaning, again presents new . Many have tried to expose the structural patterns of the Iliad, claiming to discern such phenomena as doublets, ring composition, repeated movements, and motif .

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This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Books , Books perhaps excluding Book 10, the Doloneia , and Books 18 Trojans, followed by the death of Patroclus, raises moral and intellectual issues that go beyond anything in Books , and perhaps beyond anything in the poetic tradition; this stage is distinctively Iliadic.

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Achilles' aristeia in the final stage of the poem, culminating in the killing of Hector and mutilation of his corpse, is even more dislocated and untraditional than that of Patroclus, and in comparison with Diomedes, Achilles stands out as a deadly and daemonic force of destruction barely acknowledging his human limits. You must fill out fields marked with: X This site uses cookies.

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Brill Online Books and Journals. Chapter Summary The Iliad is organized according to two complementary, structural principles, one related to its narrative action and traditional mythological content, the other to its traditional style and the artistic norms of the eighth century B. Achilles; aristeia ; Doloneia ; Iliad ; Patroclus; Trojans.

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