Homer's Odyssey: Book 5 and the Bronze Age
Parrish, Amelia B.
2021
- This thesis first offers a highly literal translation of Odyssey Book 5 with a select commentary. The translation and commentary are intended as a resource for beginning students: literal translation enables a focus on syntax, highlighting each grammatical construction rather than obscuring it in ‘polished’ translation. The commentary provides some grammar clarification, but also attempts to convey ... read morethe historic impact behind various words, locations, and formulas, and additionally incorporates archaeological justifications for certain word choices. On the other hand, the second part explores an archaeological perspective on the Mycenaean Bronze Age regarding the formative cultural aspects relating to seafaring, referenced in Book 5. Through focusing on the Uluburun, a 1300 BC Mediterranean shipwreck, this thesis connects the impacts of trade, ship masonry, bronze metallurgy, and textile production on the Mycenaean lifestyle to the historical memory voiced within the Odyssey.read less
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