The Ages of Homer: A Tributeto Emily Townsend Vermeule,

570 Pages·1995·34.455 MB·English

by  Jane B. Carter, Sarah P. Morris

THE AGES OF
Edited by Jane B. Carter and Sarah P. Morris
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in 2018 with funding from
Kahle/Austin Foundation
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THE AGES OF HOMER

THE AGES OF
HOMER
A TRIBUTE TO EMILY TOWNSEND VERMEULE
Edited by
Jane B. Carter and Sarah P. Morris
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS
AUSTIN
Copyright © 1995 by the University of Texas Press Frontispiece no. 1: Chalcidian Amphora by the Inscription
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The Ages of Homer : a tribute to Emily Townsend
Vermeule / edited by
Jane B. Carter and Sarah P. Morris.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 0-292-71169-7 (cl.: alk. paper)
ISBN 0-292-71208-1 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Homer—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Epic
poetry, Greek—History and criticism. 3. Homer—
Contemporary Greece. 4. Civilization, Homeric.
I. Carter, Jane Burr, date. II. Morris, Sarah P, date.
III. Vermeule, Emily.
PA4037.A59 1995
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RESILIENCE
When it became apparent
to the long-wandering Ithacan,
weary and morose, far from home,
that Euryalos’ snide sneer—
“you don’t look like an athlete” —
was aimed at the very soul of his being,
his first impulse was to doubt himself,
to doubt he still possessed the
necessary strength to shine
among the curious Phaeacians.
His arm seemed too unpractised,
his will worn too thin by the consuming sea
to lift the discus, let alone attempt to throw it.
But then, remembering the rousing words of Peleus,
“To be the best and excel over others,”
he sensed the fiery old determination
coursing through his tawny limbs,
and he grabbed the biggest discus
and hurled it way beyond the rest.
JODY MAXMIN
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