OCR Classical Civilisation AS and a Level Component 11: The World of the Hero by Sally Knights

OCR Classical Civilisation AS and a Level Component 11: The World of the Hero by Sally Knights

Author:Sally Knights [Knights, Sally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: art, history, Ancient & Classical, Ancient, General, Literary Criticism, philosophy, History & Surveys
ISBN: 9781350015081
Google: UpstDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-08-24T00:00:07.285523+00:00


ACTIVITY

Using what Nausicaa says and the actions of the Phaeacians in Books 6–13, produce a Travellers’ Guide to Xenia, for both guests and hosts.

Study questions

1Go through all Odysseus’ words and actions in Book 8.

2In what ways does he emerge as a hero in his own terms and those of the Phaeacians?

3At what points might a modern audience not see him as heroic?

4In modern literature or film, which hero comes closest to Odysseus and why?

Characters from Odysseus’ story of his travels (the flashback)



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