Chapter 3. Greece The most frequently mentioned place-names of mainland Greece include Phthia, Argos, Pylos, Thebes, Sparta, Ithaka, Mycenae, and the islands of Lesbos, Lemnos, Skyros, and Crete. [1] Given that each of these toponyms is closely associated either with a single Iliadic hero or with a specific phase of this hero’s mythical saga, I have decided to examine them separately. From… Read more
Part II. Home is the Hero: Embedded Story Space The traditional narratological division between narrator and character text entered the field of classics via a monograph on Homer. [1] I. J. F. de Jong’s systematic analysis of Iliadic narrative has shown, once and for all, the importance of adopting the basic distinction between διήγησις (narrator text) and μίμησις (character text), which is… Read more
Chapter 2. Framing Spaces The Achaean Camp, Troy, and the World of the Immortals As we saw in chapter 1, the base-level space of the battlefield is part of a set of framing spaces that are deployed around and above it. The Achaean camp and the city of Troy encircle the Trojan plain on a horizontal level, while the various places where the immortals live and… Read more
Chapter 1. The Base-Level Setting: The Battlefield Reflecting the tripartite structure of Iliadic story space, the plain of Troy represents an extended area lying between the Achaean camp and the city of Troy. [1] Despite the lack of description, it can be further divided into the following subsettings: (1) the battlefield, (2) microsettings (oath-taking, friendly meetings, assemblies), and (3) locus-images (the oak… Read more
Part I: Viewing Simple Story Space in the Iliad In this part, I will explore how the narrator organizes and “views” simple story space in the Iliad. The tripartite mapping of mortal space (the plain, the Achaean camp, the city of Troy) and the twofold division between the areas of mortal and immortal activity intersect with a bipartite distinction between the base-level setting—the battlefield—and other framing spaces… Read more
Introduction The aim of this book is to offer a comprehensive study of space in the Iliad. Space constitutes a wide-ranging area of research, well beyond the limited concepts of landscape or setting. [1] Space in narrative is of prime importance for understanding the inner mechanics of the plot, and covers a wide spectrum of roles that have not been adequately studied… Read more
Acknowledgments As with many things in life, so with books, ends and beginnings come strangely close. The completion of what started as a research project four years ago makes me think of all those who have helped me bring this book to its present form. Different people have offered different kinds of assistance, but they are all to be dearly thanked for having graciously given so much… Read more
Preface In transcribing Greek names from Homer, I have generally followed modern principles of strict transliteration, for example rendering υ as u, ου as ou, and χ as kh: thus Antilokhos, Ekhemmon, Othruoneus, Thumbraios, and Lukourgos. In the case of some well-known names, however, I have opted to retain more familiar traditional spellings such as Achilles, Cilicia, Circe, Lycia, Myrmidons, Typhoeus, and Pylos. In researching this… Read more
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Appendix. Loci Odysseus as κεῖνος and αὐτός in the Odyssey Loci Odysseus as κεῖνος in the Odyssey 59 instances out of 103 masculine, singular forms 1.163, 177, 199, 209, 212, 233, 235, 243 2.171, 183, 272, 274, 351 3.88, 93, 123, 222, 241 4.109, 145, 149, 152, 157, 182, 323, 693, 819, 832, 836 9.457 14.42, 70, 90, 122, 150, 153, 156, 163, 491… Read more
