Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 342 pages of information about Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools.

Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 342 pages of information about Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools.
Cir’ ce (sur’ s[=e])
Cy’ clops (s[=i]’ cl[)o]ps)
De’ los (d[=e]’ l[)o]s)
Dy’ mas (d[=i]’ m_[.a]_s)
E rech’ theus ([+e] r[)e]k’ th[=u]s)
E ry man’ thus ([)e]r [)i] m[)a]n’ th_[=u]_s)
Eu rym e dou’ sa ([=u] r[)i]m [+e] d[=oo]’ s_[.a]_)
He phaes’ tus (h[+e] f[)e]s’ t_[)u]_s)
Le’ to (l[=e]’ t[=o])
Mar’ a thon (m[)a]r’ [.a] th[)o]n)
Nau sic’ a ae (no s[)i]k’ [+a] [.a])
Nau sith’ o us (no s[)i]th’ [+o] [)u]s)
O dys’ seus ([+o] d[)i]s’ [=u]s)
O gyg’ i a ([+o] j[)i]j’ [.a])
Phae a’ cia (f[+e] [=a]’ sh_[.a]_)
Po sei’ don (p[+o] s[=i]’ d_[)o]_n)
Scher’ i a (sk[=e]’ r[)i] [.a])
Ta yg’ e tus (t[=a] [)i]j’ [+e] t_[)u]_s)

SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY

Odysseus (Ulysses) has been cast ashore after a long battle with the sea, following his attempt to escape on a raft from Calypso’s island.  He has been saved by the intervention of the goddess Athene, who often protects distressed heroes.  When Book VI opens, he is sleeping in a secluded nook under an olive tree. (For Odysseus’s adventures on the sea, consult Book V of the Odyssey.) Is Athene’s visit to Nausicaae an unusual sort of thing in Greek story?  Does it appear that it was customary for princesses to do their own washing?  Note here that I refers to the daughter of Dymas, since Athene is not speaking in her own character.  From Nausicaae’s conversation with her father and her preparations for departure, what can you judge of Greek family life?  How does the author make us see vividly the activities of Nausicaae and her maids?  Does the out-door scene appear true to life? This virgin pure refers to Nausicaae, who is being compared to Artemis (Diana), the goddess of the hunt.  What plan has Athene for assisting Odysseus?  From the hero’s speech, what can you tell of his character?  Can you find out what adjectives are usually applied to Odysseus in the Iliad and the Odyssey?  Why does he here call Nausicaae “Princess”?  What effect is his speech likely to have?  What can you tell of Nausicaae from her reply?  Give her reasons for not taking Odysseus with her to the town.  Does she fail in hospitality?  What do her reasons show of the life of Greek women?  What do you judge of the prosperity of the Phaeacians?  Why does Nausicaae tell Odysseus to seek the favor of her mother? Her father’s brother means Neptune (the Sea)—­brother of Zeus, Athene’s father; Neptune is enraged at Odysseus and wishes to destroy him. Here then:  At this point Book VII begins.  From what is said of Arete, what can you tell of the influence of the Greek women?  How does the author make you feel the richness of Alcinoues’s palace?  How does it differ from modern houses? Corn means grain, not Indian corn, which, of course, had not yet been brought from the New World.  Note the vivid description of the garden.  How do you think Odysseus is received at the house of Alcinoues?  You can find out by reading the rest of Book VII of the Odyssey.

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