"Homer's Epic" consists of two long epics, "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" written by Homer, the blind poet of ancient Greece. Both epics are divided into 24 volumes, reflecting the 11th century BC The social situation to the 9th century BC also reflects the Mycenaean civilization. It is a social history and customs history of ancient Greece during the transition from clan society to slavery. It has many important aspects in history, geography, archaeology and folklore. High value. This epic also expresses lofty humanistic ideas and affirms human dignity, value and strength.
"Homer's Epic" is a large-scale panorama of the early heroic age and an artistic masterpiece. It is a wonderful work. It uses the whole of Greece and the surrounding sea as the background of the main plot, shows the free scene of liberalism, and sets an example for the moral concepts of future Greeks, and then for the moral concepts of the entire Western society. It It forms a humanistic ethics that pursues achievement and self-realization, followed by a liberal theology of the same nature of man and God, which strips away the fear of mystery in the spiritual world and is called the "Greek Bible."
The theme of the epic is to praise the heroes of the clan society. Therefore, as long as the heroes represent the ideals of the clan, no matter which side of the war they belong to, they will be praised. The keynote of "The Iliad" is to regard war as legitimate, reasonable and great. cause, but at the same time it also describes the cruelty of war, the disasters it brings to the people, and the people's war-weary and anti-war sentiments, and vaguely expresses the condemnation of the war through the tragic endings of the heroes. "The Odyssey" is a tribute to the heroes in In the struggle against nature and society, he showed bravery, wit and a strong and optimistic spirit.
The epic poem praises the fearless spirit of the hero and the spirit of sacrificing his life for the country, which plays an important role in people's value orientation.
The narrative is fascinating and the language is majestic, worth reading.