Serial Repetition in Homer and the "Poetics of Talk": A Case Study from the Odyssey
Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: For the purposes of this paper I draw attention to three points that are central to their reading of the scene. First, they observe here a tension within Odysseus between his desire for recognition and his need not to be acknowledged; second, they propose, and this is more contentious, that Eumaios does indeed recognize his master, whether consciously or subconsciously; and, third, they argue that Odysseus does not yet feel sufficiently confident of his swineherd's support to reveal himself to him (Ahl and Roisman 1996: 175-76). I too am interested in what happens between Eumaios and Odysseus; hence my comments in this paper on the first of their conversations, the extended conversation that takes place on the first day that Odysseus spends with his swineherd (14.111-522).
Author: Elizabeth Minchin
Language: English
Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies
Subfield: Classics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2123573513