Title: The Iliad Author: Homer Publication Date: Around 700 B.C. Provide significant details about the author (120-1): Homer was a Greek storyteller/poet “from Ionia in western Asia Minor” who told his work to people (Beers 210). Style\5 conventions (121) - The five conventions are invocation, flashbacks, epic similes, metrical structure, and stock epithet. Philosophies (Women)- Homer’s philosophies about women is that women lead to no good since he changed the cause of the Trojan War to women
The Touch of a Lady: The Feminine Perspective of The Odyssey’s Creator Although the true author of The Odyssey may never be apparent, the epic’s creator shows a definite feminine mindset. The identity of Homer has long been a debate amongst scholars. The Odyssey was originally told through oral narrative and was never written down in full. This allowed a concept called “oral theory” to take place. Oral theory states that every time a narrative is performed, a small part of it is altered, whether