Naslov
The Dark Heart of the Odyssey: An Interpretation of The Odyssey 20, 345- 362

Autori
Slavić, Dean

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Mediterranean Issues, Book 3 Mediterranean – Impressions, Concepts, Stories / Jurčević, Katica ; Kaliterna Lipovčan Ljiljana ; Medić, Rino ; Ramljak, Ozana - Zagreb, 2021, 63-73

ISBN
978-953-7964-96-2

Skup
Mediterranean Islands Conference MIC - Vis, 2020

Mjesto i datum
Vis, Hrvatska, 01.09.2020. - 04.09.2020

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
the solar eclipse, motifs, personality, similar scenes

Sažetak
The first part of the article interprets the Odyssey 20, 345-362 analysing its key motifs of darkness, blood, knowledge and personality. The development of the motifs is particularly examined from the point of view of their movement, spreading, changes and mutual relations. The island setting of the scene and its impact on the characters’ position is also discussed. The second part compares the passage with similar scenes from the epic, those featuring the Lotus eaters and Cyclops (Book 9), the souls of the dead (Book 11), other Theoclymenus’ prophecies and Odysseus’ plundering of Ismarus (Book 9). The article applies the method of comparison and analysis to explain interconnected motifs, for according to Tomashevsky’s theory, the motifs of a work of art should be interrelated. Discussion of personality draws on Aristotel’s and Paul Ricoeur’s ethical postulations ; and on Derek Parfit’s claims on continuity and connectedness. The article aims at demonstrating that interrelatedness of the motifs is particularly perceptible in the interpreted passage, while there are strong similarities and dissimilarities among motifs in the deferent scenes of the epic as a whole.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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