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Jonge, C.C. de (2018)

Homerische sprekers: de retorica van Odysseus, Calypso en Polyphemus

Article / Letter to editor
This contribution draws attention to the rhetorical aspects of Homeric poetry. Recent scholarship has shown that speeches in the Iliad and Odyssey display various patterns, techniques and strategies of persuasion that were in later times taught by Greek and Roman rhetoricians. The first part of this essay explores the complex relationship between Homeric poetry and classical rhetoric. The second part examines the rhetorical techniques of Polyphemus, the Sirens, Calypso and Odysseus. It is argued that a rhetorical perspective on Homeric speeches can inform and enrich the reading experience of the Odyssey. A few didactic applications are suggested.
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Jonge, C.C. de
Date
2018
Journal
Lampas. Tijdschrift voor classici
Volume
51
Issue
1
Pages
26 - 42
DOI
doi:10.5117/LAM2018.1.003.JONG
Link
https://www.aup-online.com/content/journals/10.5117/LAM2018.1.003.JONG