An interpretation of Homer’s Odyssey: books 1-8

• Grant number: 11/00877-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: August 01, 2011
• End date: July 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Classical Literatures
• Principal Investigator: André Malta Campos
• Grantee: André Malta Campos
• Host Investigator: David Konstan
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Brown University, United States

Abstract

The aim of the research is to make an interpretation of Books 1-8 of the Odyssey, as part of a larger project devoted to a reading of the poem as a whole. My study will combine three approaches, based on an specific understanding of Homeric language: the moral approach (according to which the characters can be viewed in terms of their behavior); the epistemic approach (according to which they can also be viewed in terms of their knowledge and relationship with the gods); and, finally, the poetic approach (according to which the text can be viewed in terms of its composition and formularity). (AU)