Comparing And Contrasting The Purposes And Methods Of Communication Of Three Imp

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Term Paper Title	Comparing And Contrasting The Purposes And Methods Of Communication Of Three Imp
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Comparing and Contrasting the Purposes and Methods of Communication of three important

literary works: The Iliad, Oedipus the King, and Aristotle's Poetics.

Upon reading a piece of literature, one of the first things a reader does is to identify the purpose and the mode of communication employed by the author. This
knowledge is extremely important in order to fully understand the complete message presented by the author. This essay will treat three major literary works taken
from Greek culture: Homer's The Iliad, Sophocles' Oedipus the King, and Aristotle's Poetics. These works obviously have many differences; even from first glance
one can see clearly that there is a difference in style of communication, but upon further analysis, one can find traits common in these works by carefully considering
the background and content for each work. With this analysis, one can synthesize a greater idea of the author's message when compared with another of these
works. First, each work will be analyzed in regard to purpose and method of communication, and then these works will be compared and finally contrasted with the
others.

Some historians are not sure about the initial form of Homer's epic The Iliad, but whether or not Homer actually wrote down his poems, it now seems certain that
The Iliad and The Odyssey are part of an ancient literary tradition of oral composition. These were performed for groups mainly comprising the more wealthy
members of society. This is made evident since Homer gives a great deal of information even about the horses of the aristocracy (p. 24, near bottom), but one sees
no mention of the lower class. Homer's epic was also tailored to the rich to allow them to bask in the glory of their ancestors, as he often enters into a great ancestral
history, which often does not seem to have any relevance in the context in several parts of the work. Another purpose of this work could be to showcase the poetic
genius of a man like Homer. His audience certainly knew the story of the Trojan War and many of its important figures (p. 2, bottom) and thus the presentation could
easily become a spectacle of the poet's skill in representing the plot, and using the most beautiful language possible to mesmerize his audience. Thus, one begins to
discover the mode of communication in the work. Homer presents a narrative poem where he is often able to paint wonderful pictures of the action taking place. He
has the liberty ...

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