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Page 122
... story of the Iliad by saying to Menelaus , " You were present at the battle . " There are three different groups which must be in- terested in the story of the Odyssey : first the poet's own audience , which includes us , second the ...
... story of the Iliad by saying to Menelaus , " You were present at the battle . " There are three different groups which must be in- terested in the story of the Odyssey : first the poet's own audience , which includes us , second the ...
Page 123
... story of his wanderings . The real purpose of the games and the songs was to prepare just such an enthusiastic audience . When Odysseus arose to speak he was sure that the story of Troy was known to his hearers , since the bard had sung ...
... story of his wanderings . The real purpose of the games and the songs was to prepare just such an enthusiastic audience . When Odysseus arose to speak he was sure that the story of Troy was known to his hearers , since the bard had sung ...
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... story , it has become in the Aeneid , as I have tried to show , ' the central and governing part of the whole story , the key to the poet's manifold purpose , the heart of the whole living design . And what of the romance ? The main ...
... story , it has become in the Aeneid , as I have tried to show , ' the central and governing part of the whole story , the key to the poet's manifold purpose , the heart of the whole living design . And what of the romance ? The main ...
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