荷马史诗《奥德赛》Odyssey预案.pptVIP

Homer’s Odyssey * Content 1. Background 2. Character of Odyssey 3. Outline 4. Synopsis (Cyclops, Circe, Underworld, Sirens, Calypso, Ithaca) * 1. Background The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad. The poem is fundamental to the modern?Western canon, and is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the?Iliad?being the oldest. * 2. Character of Odyssey Odysseus s heroic trait is his cunning intelligence; he is often described as the Peer of Zeus in Counsel. When being the opposition of the gods, Odysseus is shrewd, tough, clear-sighted, experienced. And he is intensely self-reliant, confident of his own powers against the buffetings of fate. * * * 3. Outline The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. * 4. Synopsis–Cyclops On their way home, the god of the sea, Poseidon, was angry with Odysseus for blinding his son Cyclops, and then curses Odysseus to wander the sea for ten years, during which he would lose all his crew. They suffered the storm and were completely annihilated. Finally with his wit and courage only Odysseus’s ship escaped. * * * Odysseus gets Polyphemos drunk and escapes 4. Synopsis–Circe The next island is home of the witch Circe. Circe gave the crew a potion to drink, which turned them into pigs. Odysseus used a special herb to counter the effects of the potion, and remained unchanged. Impressed by this, the witch promptly fell in love with him, and she offered directions to the Underworld. * * In Hades of the Underworld, Odysseus met the spirit of his mother who had died of grief during his long absence. From her, he knows it is assumed he has died. His wife Penelope, who had remained faithful and his son must deal with a crowd of 108 boisterous young men, the Suitors, whose aim is to persuade Penelope to marry one of them and eat