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The "Odyssey Motif" Research Of The Modern Western Art

Posted on:2013-04-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q ShenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2235330395451682Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Seven to eight century BC, the ancient greeks Homer creation two Homer epic the Iliad and the Odyssey. Since then, the two epic and the ancient Greek myth together, become the source of the western literature and art. Homer epic with its grand grand narrative structure, the three-dimensional full figure, and the deep concern for human destiny known to the world. Among them the Odyssey is with its rich diverse topics intention, meaning deep character relationship, and multi-dimensional complex story on later generations and the way western literature art far-reaching influence.Throughout the whole piece of the Odyssey, its most significant themes have three aspects. One is through two Homer epic hero socialist complex. The main content of the Odyssey for Greece the main coalition forces general Odysseus by Poseidon resistance and can’t return home on my way to all kinds of natural environment and fantasy vision of the struggle process. Homer’s epics describe of the content to his heroism characteristics. The mammoth struggle background and response to the challenge of god and nature, Homer epic is the main content of heroism.2it is the Odyssey are embodied in the family mode and love relationship. Odysseus, his wife of Saul and his son Telemarcos form a solid family relations, the hero’s father, representing the virtuous wife and mother, rehabilitation of brave the traditional type son good family relations. While Odysseus and Palmernie palmer will be between reflected a kind of stable love relationship. Three is the Odyssey of the male perspective, Homer epic of the creator is male needless to say, but the ancient Greek patriarchal clan social background for the patriarchal type of epic male perspective providing full guarantee.This paper, from the modern western literary arts and Homer epic the relevance of the Odyssey of how the former to the latter happened dialysis association. Modern western literature to Homer’s epics in the form of the reconstruction of the mainly embodied in three aspects:one is the content of directly based on Homer epic; it is quoted in the famous appear to Homer’s epics allusions; Three is applying the Odyssey narrative mode.Modern western literature art "Odyssey" the image of the appearance of the main matrix appeared in Homer epic differences. This part of the corresponding summary to Homer’s epics theme summary, is mainly embodied in three aspects. One is into the twentieth century after the modern, western appear generally a kind of heroism overturned mood, this fall in Homer epic hero in the surge of socialist form bright contrast. The modern society of traditional ethical consciousness is not strong, and in the consciousness of the rule under family relationships and love relationship is then is not in a solid position.3it is the rise of western feminist thinking, then drive the ideology and literature gender consciousness in the germination of the race for the right of women and. This paper focus on the three aspects of western modern literature art works of the Odyssey, deeply and careful reading of the image.
Keywords/Search Tags:Odyssey, ancient Greek, modern, prototype research
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