Bright Heads: Fire Imagery and Intertextuality in Odyssey 18

IF 0.1 3区历史学 0 CLASSICS

CLASSICAL JOURNAL Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.1353/tcj.2022.0022

Eleonora Giunchi

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Abstract

Abstract:In this paper, I analyze the presence of fire and light imagery in the Odyssey, especially in book 18, against the backdrop of Achilles’ return to the battlefield in the Iliad, where the motif of fire plays a pivotal role. Approaching the Homeric poems from an intertextual perspective, I argue that the poet of the Odyssey uses a typically Achillean imagery of fire to foreshadow Odysseus as an implacable Iliadic warrior. As a case-study, I propose a reading of Od. 18.354–6 in the light of Il. 18.206–14, aiming to show how fire-related elements in the description of Odysseus disguised as a beggar clearly allude to Achilles’ appearance against the Trojans.

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明亮的头脑:《奥德赛》中的火焰意象与互文性

摘要:本文以《伊利亚特》中阿喀琉斯重返战场为背景，分析了《奥德赛》中，特别是第十八卷中火和光意象的存在，其中火的母题起着举足轻重的作用。从互文的角度来看荷马诗歌，我认为《奥德赛》的诗人使用了典型的阿基里斯式的火焰意象，预示着奥德修斯是一个不屈不挠的伊利亚特战士。作为一个案例研究，我建议根据伊律亚书18.206-14来解读《旧约》18.354-6，旨在展示奥德修斯伪装成乞丐的描述中与火有关的元素如何清楚地暗示阿喀琉斯对抗特洛伊人的样子。

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CLASSICAL JOURNAL Arts and Humanities-Classics

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期刊介绍： The Classical Journal (ISSN 0009–8353) is published by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS), the largest regional classics association in the United States and Canada, and is now over a century old. All members of CAMWS receive the journal as a benefit of membership; non-member and library subscriptions are also available. CJ appears four times a year (October–November, December–January, February–March, April–May); each issue consists of about 100 pages.