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The ‘Catalogue of Heroes’
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This chapter focuses on the second and final part of Odyssey 11, in which Odysseus meets his ex-companions from Troy. The effect of the ‘Intermezzo’ and the success of Odysseus’ supplication are visible: the hero is now equipped with the confidence that he faces an audience that is firmly under his influence. The chapter deals with every meeting in turn—Agamemnon, Achilles, and Ajax—and demonstrates that the ‘poetics of Hades’, namely the individualized, subjective, and emotional take on the past already observed in the book, applies also, or perhaps more markedly, to the great heroic personas of the epic past. The chapter concludes with an epilogue.
Title: The ‘Catalogue of Heroes’
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This chapter focuses on the second and final part of Odyssey 11, in which Odysseus meets his ex-companions from Troy.
The effect of the ‘Intermezzo’ and the success of Odysseus’ supplication are visible: the hero is now equipped with the confidence that he faces an audience that is firmly under his influence.
The chapter deals with every meeting in turn—Agamemnon, Achilles, and Ajax—and demonstrates that the ‘poetics of Hades’, namely the individualized, subjective, and emotional take on the past already observed in the book, applies also, or perhaps more markedly, to the great heroic personas of the epic past.
The chapter concludes with an epilogue.
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