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The Dream of Achilles
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In this chapter, the dream scene of Iliad 23 is discussed and analysed. Following the argument about Hades’ invisibility in the Iliad, this chapter argues that Homer finds a way of bringing his audience in contact with the realm of the dead and, most importantly, with what happens to heroes after their career on the battlefield has ended. Homer allows the ghost of Patroclus to enter the scene of the Iliad by creating a hybrid dream/Underworld scene in which the necessary space for a manifestation of the dead can be found. Furthermore, once the dead Patroclus speaks, he introduces us to a narrative of self-pity and regret which will be developed fully in Odyssey 11 into the poetics of Hades.
Title: The Dream of Achilles
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In this chapter, the dream scene of Iliad 23 is discussed and analysed.
Following the argument about Hades’ invisibility in the Iliad, this chapter argues that Homer finds a way of bringing his audience in contact with the realm of the dead and, most importantly, with what happens to heroes after their career on the battlefield has ended.
Homer allows the ghost of Patroclus to enter the scene of the Iliad by creating a hybrid dream/Underworld scene in which the necessary space for a manifestation of the dead can be found.
Furthermore, once the dead Patroclus speaks, he introduces us to a narrative of self-pity and regret which will be developed fully in Odyssey 11 into the poetics of Hades.
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