Garcia, Lorenzo F.,
Homeric Durability
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674073234
- author:
- Garcia, Lorenzo F.,
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 425
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 22.9 x 2 centimetres (0.5
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Ancient & Classical,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This study explores the concept of time and temporality in Homeric epic by examining the semantics of "durability" and "decay". Garcia investigates how objects, including ships, bodies, walls, tombs, and even gods, exist within time and possess a demonstrable "durability".
Through a framework informed by phenomenology, psychology, and psychopathology, Garcia examines the temporal experience of Homer's gods, arguing that in moments of pain, sorrow, and shame, they come to experience human temporality. This perspective sheds light on the nature of kleos aphthiton, or "fame unwithered", which is defined as a state where fame has not yet decayed.
By analyzing these concepts, Garcia offers new insights into the Homeric epic tradition and its understanding of time and human experience. His work provides a nuanced exploration of the relationship between time, durability, and the human condition.
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