Homer's epic is the general name of Iliad and Odyssey, which are said to be written by Homer, a blind poet in ancient Greece. Homer's epic is called "Greek Bible". The Greek history from 1 1 century BC to the 9th century BC is called "Homer's Age", which is named after Homer's epic, and Homer's epic is the only written historical material in this period.
The Iliad describes the war between the ancient Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, the prince of Troy, kidnapped Helen, the wife of the Spartan king. In order to recapture Helen, the Greeks formed the100000 Allied Forces and went on an expedition to Troy. The war lasted for ten years. Focus on the quarrel between Agamemnon, commander-in-chief of the Greek Coalition forces, and Achilles, the brave general. In the end, the Greeks outwitted Troy with wooden tricks and won a great victory.
The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca. After he captured Troy, he wandered home for ten years.
The Iliad and Odyssey are the earliest literary works handed down by the ancient Greeks, and they are the precious heritage of ancient world literature. These two stories were written by Homer, a blind singer in ancient Greece, so they are collectively called Homer Epics. The story Iliad celebrates heroism and the history of the Greek nation. Among them, Achilles impressed me the most. He is an almost perfect hero. He is brave, compassionate and values honor, but he is stubborn and irritable.
Homer's epic is a masterpiece in the history of human politeness, with concise language, vivid plot, vivid image and tight structure.
As Hugo said, once a masterpiece is established, it will last forever. When the first poet succeeded, he reached the pinnacle of success. If you climb with him, even if you reach the same height, you will never be taller than him. Oh, your name is Dante, but his name is Homer.
Homer took me into the hall of world literature history!
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There is a book called Homer's Epic, which contains two stories: Iliad and Odyssey. Among them, I like the story Iliad best.
The Iliad describes the war between the ancient Greeks and the Trojans. Paris, the prince of Troy, kidnapped Helen, the wife of the Spartan king. In order to recapture Helen, the Greeks formed the100000 Allied Forces and went on an expedition to Troy. The war lasted for ten years. Achilles, the most intrepid general in Greece, should deal with the critical situation of successive defeats, put aside personal and coach grievances, fight bravely and turn the tide. In the end, the Greeks outwitted Troy with wooden tricks and won a great victory.
The Iliad and Odyssey are the earliest literary works handed down by the ancient Greeks, and they are the precious heritage of ancient world literature. These two stories are said to have been written by Homer, a blind singer in ancient Greece, so they are collectively called Homer's epic. "Iliad" is a story praising the bravery of heroes and the history of ancient Greece. Achilles is an imperfect hero. He is brave, compassionate and pays attention to honor. At the same time, he has weaknesses such as stubbornness and irritability, which often leads to big mistakes.
When reading Homer's epic, I have mixed feelings, including hardship, sadness and pain, as well as a trace of happiness and expectation. The plot in the book is vivid and fascinating. The hero in the book loves life and pursues morality, which gives people an upward force and leaves a deep impression on me. Personality is Odysseus' spirit of overcoming all kinds of hardships with his extraordinary wisdom and will, telling me to have perseverance when encountering difficulties in my study and not to shrink back. This book tells me that justice will surely overcome evil, and we should be kind, upright and brave people.
The book "Homer's Epic" has brought me into the world literature hall, and at the same time, it has also brought a broader reading horizon to more young readers who love literature.
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Homer's epic is a description of human nature, gorgeous and true. It is also a romantic way to make a profound realism.
The first epic "Iliad" begins with the struggle of God, which is about God's desire and greed. The western gods are humanized gods, which are completely different from the detached eastern gods. After that, the epic was formally written from God to human desire and greed. Human greed for desire, power and honor. However, the desire and greed of boys and girls are different. Maybe boys' desires are much purer. Mdash& ampmdash can put down the throne for girls; Let girls go for power; I can also give up everything for honor. And girls seem to be greedy, but in fact they don't want to put anything down. They will not wander around the world with the exiled prince, even if his charm remains; I won't have sex with the defeated king, even if he is rich.
From this perspective, girls seem to be more greedy than boys. Achilles, hector and Agamemnon, heroes of boys, died because of girls; The girls also died, killed by more corrupt boys. In my opinion, they all committed suicide in their own desires and greed.
The second epic "Odyssey" also describes the same greed of human beings. But this later work, fortunately, also shows the perfect quality of human beings &; Mdash& ampmdash Girls' loyalty to feelings, boys' attachment and responsibility to their families. Odysseus was a wise man in the Trojan War. Perhaps, only a true wise man can know that only perfect quality can help him find the source of happiness, and desire and greed will only destroy himself. As Hecktor said: "Happy days are actually very simple and hard; Love your wife and husband; Sympathize with the weak. "
Homer's epic, a book containing philosophy.
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European literature originated in ancient Greece, and Homer's epic is an inexhaustible fountain of this source, which inspired the rich inspiration of later poets and contributed to the birth of countless masterpieces.
Homer's epics, including Iliad (also translated as Ilion) and Odyssey (also translated as Odyssey), are said to have been written by Homer, a blind poet around the 9th century BC, but the poet life is unknown.
Homer's epic is very rich in information, which widely reflects the economic, political, military, cultural and other aspects of ancient Greece, as well as people's lives, struggles and thoughts and feelings at that time, and can be called the "encyclopedia" of human social childhood. It has always occupied the highest position in western classical literature, and has been recognized as a model of literary works since the 8th century BC. For more than 2000 years, westerners have always regarded it as the greatest epic in ancient times. Marx also spoke highly of it, saying that it has "permanent charm" and is a "standard and unattainable model".
The achievement of Homer's epic is enormous. After hiding from others, we will see a series of vivid characters: arrogant Agamemnon, frivolous and incompetent Paris, Helen of easy virtue, and infatuated Calypso mythology myth. Of course, the readers are most impressed by the three heroes. Achilles is full of blood and pure persistence. He is the embodiment of strength. Hector is a hero with a strong cup color. He died in the battle to defend his motherland. Odysseus is a brave and indomitable hero. When describing these characters, the author used rich artistic expressions. For example, when Odysseus came home pretending to be a beggar, no one recognized him. Only an old dog wagged its tail to welcome him. The use of this side foil technology is amazing. This epic is exquisitely structured, cleverly cut and completely laid out. The time span of the two epics is as long as 10 years, but the poet only intercepts what happened in a few days, focusing on a few days, and they are all a plot, a protagonist and a center. This point-to-surface structure makes the epic complex and not chaotic. Epic plot ups and downs, fascinating, full of strong romantic color. Take us into a magical and distant ancient Greek era. Simple and fluent language, like fresh sea breeze, makes us feel the simple and natural language style of primitive times. Personality is the use of fresh, strange and vivid metaphors, which enhances the expressive force of poetry. In a word, Homer's epic is characterized by rich and vivid pictures, great momentum, high tone and unpretentious art.
Style has erected the first glorious monument in the history of European literature.
Homer's epic also has a far-reaching influence on later generations. These two epics contain most Greek myths. These myths have become the subject matter of later writers. Aeschylus, the "father of tragedy", said that his works were "the residue of Homer's feast". Virgil, Dante, Milton, Shakespeare, Goethe and other world-famous writers all drew rich nutrition from the epic. In the 20th century, people felt the depravity of modern etiquette, and they turned their eyes to the distant and innocent mythological era. Middot Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses directly borrows the story of Odysseus. Nowadays, the names, places and allusions in these epics, such as Trojan Horse, Disharmonious Golden Apple, Achilles Heel and Apollo Project, have already become common words known to women and children.
Homer's epic is a treasure in ancient Greek literature and art, which has reached an almost unattainable peak in art. At the same time, the epic has some universal benefits beyond individual culture, times and regions, which makes it easier for any reader to be interested, and its eternal artistic charm will always fascinate people.
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Homer's epic is a brilliant masterpiece, which has benefited a lot. It is not only a perfect literary work, but also an important historical document for studying ancient clan society.
Engels said: "Homer's epic and all myths-this is the main legacy of the Greeks from barbarism to civilization." Therefore, Homer's epic, a transitional work, contains savage things such as killing, cruelty, endless war, treating girls as private property, etc., which should be understood from a special historical background, otherwise it will not be understood.
The theme of Homer's epic is to depict the hero's decisiveness, courage and strength, and to show the hero's wisdom. At the beginning of the Iliad, the poet said that "Achilles' anger is my theme", and the epic takes this as the main line to organize and sort out materials, focusing on praising the noble qualities of clan heroes. More than two-thirds of the poem is about Achilles' refusal to participate in the war, which leaves enough room for the images of other heroes. No matter diomedes and Aeneas in the Greek army or hector in the Trojan army, their bravery and good fighting skills are reflected in this part, and this writing laid the foundation for finally highlighting Achilles' unparalleled strength. Once Achilles entered the war, the situation immediately reversed, and hector was killed. Naturally, he showed the highest bravery.
Odysseus highlighted the wisdom of Odysseus, a Greek impression, and showed the struggle between the ancient Greeks and nature through his thrilling drifting experience, which contained many ancient myths. The first half of Odysseus is about meeting at sea, which is full of romance. The second half is about family life, full of realism. If he strays into Giant Island by mistake, he will kill the cyclops, the son of Poseidon, with wisdom, and bring his great courage and wisdom into full play. When he returned to the palace, he did not jump into the arms of his wife and children defenseless, but carefully worked out a plan to retaliate against the children of the nobles who proposed marriage.
The epic shows a heroic era, which makes us feel both strange and envious. The emphasis on heroes has reached its peak in this era. The confrontation between heroes contains the most unique understanding, the greatest gentleness and the most extreme cruelty. For example, the victorious Achilles dragged hector's body behind the car and circled the city. But nine days later, when the old king of Troy came to beg for the return of the body, he was moved by the old man's sadness and returned his son's body to him. The Trojans buried their hero sadly and solemnly. At the same time, modern people are confused about this era: people are slaughtered and sold like animals, girls are transferred as property, and ghosts are fighting with each other.
This epic is exquisitely structured. The time span of the two epics is as long as 10 years, but the former only describes 4 days of fighting, 2 1 day of funeral and 26 days of leisure time * * * 5 1 day; The latter only focuses on the activities of 4 1 day. Events related to the theme constitute the core story, and other social activities, trade exchanges, religious activities and production are interspersed among them.
Epic is written in natural and plain spoken language, using a lot of "Homeric metaphors", which is fresh, strange and expressive. The secular depiction of characters is simple and clear, and a few strokes outline vivid characters. And the technique of side contrast is used.
Homer's Epic has achieved great success in all aspects. It is a treasure in ancient Greek literature and has a far-reaching influence on later generations. This is a deeply loved work.