tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857552686265172563.post6747653270508928274..comments2022-12-07T04:14:41.549-08:00Comments on Omega Profblog: The Iliad as a Poem of ProtestTeam Omegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16827656206387403554noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857552686265172563.post-35434772134458440962011-06-21T23:58:53.047-07:002011-06-21T23:58:53.047-07:00The idea that "human generations are like lea...The idea that "human generations are like leaves in their season" is something that I had never considered, but that rings perfectly true the first time you read it. That millions of people across the planet still read and/or are familiar with Homer's tale goes to show you how powerful the written word is. In this day of the internet, it may be that no generation need ever be lost again by the mere whims of "The wind blows them to the ground".Ryosynadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968278100876307113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857552686265172563.post-4551158176412744472010-09-15T08:34:24.550-07:002010-09-15T08:34:24.550-07:00Absolutely! The Iliad is a poem of war. I'm ...Absolutely! The Iliad is a poem of war. I'm not disputing that in any way. I'm proposing, though, that the poem could be read as a CRITIQUE of war's devastation and of the honor system that feeds it. Further, I see the kleos that this culture prizes as being won IN battle and then memorialized in the poet's song.Kim Meyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8857552686265172563.post-27326493797900717272010-09-14T19:10:46.070-07:002010-09-14T19:10:46.070-07:00Although there are moments of the war being protes...Although there are moments of the war being protested, wouldn't the overall theme still be of war? There are many places in the Iliad where Homer shows the "fight" still in the Greeks and Trojans.Joseph (Tyler) Campbellnoreply@blogger.com