Establishing the Singer’s Authority in the “Odyssey”
In this paper, I discuss two passages of Book 8 of the Odyssey in which Demodocus the rhapsode performs songs on the Trojan war at the Phaeacian court in the presence of Odysseus, who is instantly featured in Demodocus’ songs as a character and who comments on these songs at the same time. Having s...
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Language: | English |
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University of Warsaw Press
2024-06-01
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Series: | Prace Filologiczne. Literaturoznawstwo |
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Online Access: | https://www.journals.polon.uw.edu.pl/index.php/pfl/article/view/1162 |