Some considerations about Homer’s presence in the work of Miguel de Unamuno
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Homer, Epic, asphodel meadow, generations, Sirens, Helen, Tantalus, Sisyphus, Ulysses.
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Miguel de Unamuno was a constant reader of epic poetry, in which Homer always occupied a special place, not only for professional reasons. Throughout his work, both in prose and verse, it is possible to trace different and sometimes contradictory references to the Iliad and the Odyssey, about which he made profound reflections, and which he tried to adjust to his own view of life and death. From this perspective he approached images as the ‘asphodel meadow’ or, based in the Homeric simile, the ‘succession of generations of leaves and men’, or mythical figures like the Sirens, Helen, Tantalus, Sisyphus and Ulysses.Downloads
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del Canto Nieto J. R. (2016). Some considerations about Homer’s presence in the work of Miguel de Unamuno. Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios griegos e indoeuropeos, 26, 235-262. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CFCG.2016.v26.52254
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