Greek Language & Literature Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (453) essays
Greek Language & Literature essays:
"More sinned against than sinning." Is this a more appropriate description of Agamemnon than Clytaemestra?
... of Agamemnon can be seen as one of the main sins in the play. The Chorus of Argive Elders calls the act 'obscene' and since one of the functions of the Chorus is to direct the audience's sympathy ...
Analysis of the Role of the Chorus in anicent Greek plays. Using "Oedipus The King" as an example.
... element adds to the complexity of the play, it does not necessarily mean that it would detract the audience's understanding of the play. In this instance the opposite in true of the chorus. The role of chorus as shown in Sophocles' Oedipus King the actually extends our understanding of the play ...
Title: Homer and The Iliad Task: Write a report on the significance of Homer and the Iliad to ancient Greece and to Western culture.
... the Trojan War. The Greeks waged the war against Troy, which lasted ten years, after the abduction of Helen from Menelaus. The epic occurred during the late Bronze Age, in the late 8th century B.C. Both Homer and the Iliad had great value and significance to ancient Greece and to Western culture ...
Understanding of Discoveries: Myth of the Cave by Plato
... the dreary cave dwellers mind-numbing lives is killed because he actually has the sagacity to look beyond those monotonous routines and find something unique and atypical. It is very instinctive for people to be hesitant and fearful of new ideas that impend their way of life or the only wisdom that ...
The Artist-Scientist: Orpheus and Daedalus. Compare and contrast two Greek myths. Make sure to link to Joseph Campbell's The Hero With A Thousand Faces.
... the other hand, took refuge with the king of Sicily. For Dædalus his relationship with the king of Sicily saved him. Whereas Orpheus abandoned the company of others, and was later murdered. Works Cited Bulfinch, Thomas. "The Age of Fable, Book XXIV: Orpheus and Eurydice" Bulfinch's Mythology. New ...
The Homeric Poems
... The Homeric Poems: Oral or Written Tradition Homer. A name synonomous with Greek literature and poetry. Some call him the most famous and greatest poet of the Greek society. Known for his 'masterpieces' of western literature the Iliad and the ...
Homer's Iliad.
... that at some point around 1250-1200 B.C. the city of Troy was destroyed by a raiding party from the Greek mainland. Most also believe that the poem, while probably wrong in most of its historical details, reflects some historical realities from the Late Bronze Age and Dark Ages ...
Sophocles:The Legend of Greek Tragedy
... of the three actors. The chorus has a way of making the audience feel itself a part of the play. This happened because the chorus often reflected public opinion. From the different accounts of the chorus, we know that singing and dances were integral elements of Greek ...
Which epic has most relevance to a twenty first century reader, Virgil's 'Aeneid' or Homer's 'Odyssey'? Examines themes in both epics (from the english translations) and compares the two.
... Greek who possibly lived in Ionia, an island off central western Turkey. It was probably written between 750-700 BC. The epic is of the oral tradition: it was designed to be sung by bards as entertainment, hence the fact that numerous 'standard' descriptions of events are repeated for ease of ...
The Contrapasso in Dante's "Inferno".
... the sinner's act but only pure hatred. In The New Testament of The Holy Bible, the book of Mark 9:42 state that, "And if anyone causes one of those little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the ...