Reading Notes: Homer's Odyssey, Part A

Homer’s Odyssey, Part A:

 

I remember having to read this for class before but I always found the text to be hard to read. I think that it is because modern language and the language used in classical epics are so completely different. Besides that, these types of stories are always interesting to read. This particular translation into English is easier to read. There are a lot of details and characters in them to keep you entertained.

·         Part A consists of nine parts: The Land of the Cyclopes, Prisoners of the Cyclops, The Cyclops Defeated, Escape from the Cyclops, The Curse of Polyphemus, Circe’s Island, and The Death of Elpenor.

·         Every part of the story is there to add something to the story-line, character development etc.

·         The story is told in first person narrative: told as if he was retelling this story to someone else, or writing this down in a diary. This is an approach that I can use for a story telling.. instead of just using third person all the time

·         I like that since this is a longer story it has many parts to it, that all tie in together

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*This story is part of the Odyssey unit. Story source: Homer's Odyssey, translated into English by Tony Kline. (2004).