dc.contributor.advisor | Foley, John Miles | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Porter, Andrew E. | eng |
dc.coverage.spatial | Greece | eng |
dc.coverage.temporal | To 146 B.C | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2007 Spring | eng |
dc.description | The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on March 24, 2009) | eng |
dc.description | Vita. | eng |
dc.description | Thesis (Ph. D.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2007. | eng |
dc.description.abstract | [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this research project I outline a consistent methodology for assessing characterization in the oral-derived Homeric epics and I apply this methodology to Agamemnon. My methodology involves reading one instant of character portrayal through the lens of the greater tradition. Through careful study of the implications of the traditional phraseology of Homer and a close consideration of all of Agamemnon's appearances, I suggest that there was a world of stories known to the Homeric poets and their audiences that affected the characterization of Agamemnon (and the audiences' reception of his portrayal), including the cursed history of the House of Atreus and his sorry Return. The unfavorable portrayal of Agamemnon in Homer - he is impetuous, thoughtless, arrogant, and inept - is a consequence of Agamemnon's participation in these tales. Their immanent presence as background for any particular narrative moment should also inform our reading of Agamemnon as a traditional character and help us to hear Homer's poetry more as ancient audiences heard it. | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.identifier.merlin | b66673239 | eng |
dc.identifier.oclc | 316878199 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/5960 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/5960 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations | eng |
dc.rights | Access is limited to the campus of the University of Missouri--Columbia. | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Homer | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Agamemnon (Greek mythology) in literature | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Greece -- Civilization | eng |
dc.title | Agamemnon in Homer : reading character through tradition | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Classical studies (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | eng |
thesis.degree.name | Ph. D. | eng |