A Classicist Believes that Homer Directly Dictated the Iliad, and Was Also an Excellent Horseman
Mar 14, 2024 ·
53m 17s
The Iliad is the world’s greatest epic poem—heroic battle and divine fate set against the Trojan War. Its beauty and profound bleakness are intensely moving, but great questions remain: Where,...
show more
The Iliad is the world’s greatest epic poem—heroic battle and divine fate set against the Trojan War. Its beauty and profound bleakness are intensely moving, but great questions remain: Where, how, and when was it composed and why does it endure?
To explore these questions is today’s guest, Robin Lane Fox, a scholar and teacher of Homer for over 40 years. He’s the author of “Homer and His Iliad” and he addresses these questions, drawing on a lifelong love and engagement with the poem. He argues that the poem is the result of the genius and single oral poet, Homer, and that the poem may have been performed even earlier than previously supposed a place, a date, and a method for its composition—subjects of ongoing controversy. Lane Fox considers hallmarks of the poem; its values, implicit and explicit; its characters; its women; its gods; and even its horses.
show less
To explore these questions is today’s guest, Robin Lane Fox, a scholar and teacher of Homer for over 40 years. He’s the author of “Homer and His Iliad” and he addresses these questions, drawing on a lifelong love and engagement with the poem. He argues that the poem is the result of the genius and single oral poet, Homer, and that the poem may have been performed even earlier than previously supposed a place, a date, and a method for its composition—subjects of ongoing controversy. Lane Fox considers hallmarks of the poem; its values, implicit and explicit; its characters; its women; its gods; and even its horses.
Comments
Tania Shareef
2 weeks ago
The idea that Homer directly dictated the Iliad is a theory known as "the oral tradition hypothesis." This hypothesis suggests that ancient poets like Homer composed and transmitted their works orally, rather than through writing. According to this theory, Homer would have recited the epic poem from memory, possibly with the assistance of mnemonic devices, to audiences who https://themcdonaldswrapoftheday.co.uk/ then passed it on through oral tradition until it was eventually transcribed into writing.
Information
| Author | Parthenon Podcast Network |
| Website | - |
| Tags |
-
|
Copyright 2024 - Spreaker Inc. an iHeartMedia Company
