Derek Walcott's Encounter with Homer puts Walcott's epic poem Omeros in conversation with Homer to show how reading them against each other changes our understanding of both. Rachel Friedman examines Walcott's use of the Homeric persona of Omeros to explore his own deepening relationship with his craft and his identity as a Caribbean poet.
Derek Walcott's Encounter with Homer puts Walcott's epic poem Omeros in conversation with Homer to show how reading them against each other changes our understanding of both. Rachel Friedman examines Walcott's use of the Homeric persona of Omeros to explore his own deepening relationship with his craft and his identity as a Caribbean poet.
Rachel D. Friedman is a Professor of Greek and Roman Studies at Vassar College, where she teaches classes in Greek language and literature and classical reception. She has published articles on Herodotus, Greek epic and tragedy, and their postcolonial reception.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction PART ONE: ODYSSEYS 1: An Odyssean Poem 2: Roots and Routes PART TWO: THE ISLANDERS 3: Achille 4: Philoctete 5: Plunkett PART THREE: THE POET 6: The Tribal Poet 7: Homeric Shadow, H/omeric Light
Introduction PART ONE: ODYSSEYS 1: An Odyssean Poem 2: Roots and Routes PART TWO: THE ISLANDERS 3: Achille 4: Philoctete 5: Plunkett PART THREE: THE POET 6: The Tribal Poet 7: Homeric Shadow, H/omeric Light
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