OLIVER THOMAS OLIVER.THOMAS@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Associate Professor
Phemius Suite
Thomas, Oliver
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Abstract
This article examines four connected aspects of Phemius’ performance in Odyssey 1. The first section examines the poet’s unusual technique in relating Phemius’ music to other, simultaneous sounds in the ‘soundscape’ of Odysseus’ hall. The second argues that the suitors’ initial dancing develops into a theme of appropriate and inappropriate nimbleness which, in particular, creates significant connections between books 1 and 22. The third section shows that the poet is suggestive but studiedly vague on the politics of Phemius’ first song which, in the final section, I interpret as a self-reflexive and open-ended ‘lesson’ in how to read epic.
Citation
Thomas, O. (2014). Phemius Suite. Journal of Hellenic Studies, 134, https://doi.org/10.1017/S007542691400007X
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Mar 16, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 16, 2016 |
Journal | Journal of Hellenic Studies |
Print ISSN | 0075-4269 |
Electronic ISSN | 2041-4099 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 134 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/S007542691400007X |
Keywords | Homer, Odyssey, Phemius, metapoetics, reader-response |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/997676 |
Publisher URL | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9456980&fileId=S007542691400007X |
Additional Information | Copyright Cambridge University Press |
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