Reading reflection on Homer’s Odyssey 荷马史诗奥德赛英文读后感.doc

Reading reflection on Homer’s Odyssey Contents 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Introduction to the essay 2.0 Homer, the author 2.1Arguments and research on the identity of Homer 2.1.1 The name “Homer” and its meaning 2.1.2 Homer’s occupation 2.2Works attributed to Homer 2.3The concept of Homer’s epic poetries 2.4Homeric dialect 2.5 The historical value of Homer’s epic poetries 3.0 Synopsis 3.1 Background 3.2 Odysseus, the hero 3.3 Structure 3.4 The hero’s journey 3.4.1 Ordinary world 3.4.2 Call to adventure 3.4.3 Ideological struggle 3.4.4 Mentor 3.4.5 Tribulation 3.4.6 Revenge 3.4.7 Return with the Elixir and reward 4.0 Evaluation and impact of the work 4.1 Evaluation from famous people 4.2 Impact on future literature 5.0 Reading reflections about Odyssey 3.1 Themes of Odyssey 3.2 Concepts that elucidate from the work 3.3 Appealing for reading 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Introduction to the essay Epic, according wikipedia’s description, is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Based on oral poetry, epics have been written down at least since the works of Virgil, Dante Alighieri, and John Milton, Beowulf is one of the mostly well-known pieces. In this essay, another famous epic will be the center that discussed, and that is Homer’s Odyssey. 2.0 Homer, the author 2.1Arguments and research on the identity of Homer 2.1.1 The name “Homer” and its meaning Although “Homer” is a Greek name, attested in Aeolic-speaking areas, nothing definite is known of him. The poets name is homophonous with ?μηρο? (hómēros), meaning, generally, hostage (or surety), long understood as he who accompanies; he who is forced to follow, or, in some dialects, blind. 2.1.2 Homer’s occupation The Ancient Lives depict Homer as a wandering minstrel, much like Thamyris or Hesiod, who walked as far as Chalkis to sing at the funeral games of Amphidams. We are given the image of a bli