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Graziosi, Fabio; Ruggieri, M.; Santucci, F.

doi:10.1023/a:1015629714537

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The Blind Poet Looks To the Future2

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“…Mention of the ῥάβδος would also have evoked the tradition of rhapsodic performance of the Homeric epics, a tradition with which Pindar reveals his familiarity at the opening of Nemean 2. 42 The poet's staff is thus both a connection to the biographical author's single, inalienable moment of creation and a symbol of the continued performances that his verses enjoy after Homer's own life has come to an end, a theme that will emerge as a significant aspect of this depiction.…”

Section: The Blind Poet Looks To the Futurementioning

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“…The arc of the hero's biography is framed at beginning and end by meditations on the relationship between his life and the verses that enable and record it. Themis' extended speech, first presented in a loose oratio obliqua (27-36) before abruptly shifting to oratio recta (36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45), lays the groundwork for the poetic preoccupation of the narrative. Even before his birth, Achilles' life is embedded in the speech of others.…”

Section: The Blind Poet Looks To the Futurementioning

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