西洋文學概論Week7

 

The content of the course

 

1.vocabulary

Outrage:

(1).An act of extreme violence or viciousness.

(2).Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act,

  or an instance of this.

 

Lamentation: the act of lamenting or expressing grief.

Lament: To express grief for or about.

Elegy: it’s a short lyric associated with lamentation or something

lost.

 

There are some words that pronounce “x” in [z] sound.

For example:

Xenia [ˋzinɪə] : Xenia is the ancient Greek concept of hospitality,

the generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home

and/or associates of the person bestowing guest-friendship.

Xerox copy [ˋzɪrɑks]: a copy made by a xerographic printer.

 

Tampon: Historically, the word "tampon" originated from the medieval

French word "tampion", meaning a piece of cloth to stop a hole, a stamp,

plug, or stopper.At present, tampons are designed to be easily inserted

into the vagina during menstruation and absorb the menstrual flow.

2.

 

3. movie《In Her Shoes》(trailer)

 

4.quiz

Which immortal imprisons Odysseus on her island for eight years?

(A)Circe (B)Calypso (C)Penelope (D)Athena

On the way home from Troy, after a raid on Ismaros in the land of the

Cicones, he and his twelve ships were driven off course by storms. They

visited the lethargic Lotus-Eaters and were captured by the Cyclops

Polyphemus, while visiting his island. Polyphemus was eating his men.

Polyphemus and Odysseus had a discussion and Odysseus told Polyphemus

his name was 'Nobody'.

 

What animals are Odysseus' men turned into by Circe?

(A)Rabbits (B)Snakes (C)Horses (D)Pigs

Reasoning beasts

One of the most enduring literary themes connected with the figure of Circe

was her ability to change men into animals. There was much speculation

concerning how this could be, whether the human consciousness changed

at the same time, and even whether it was a change for the better. In the first

century CE, Plutarch took up the theme in a lively dialogue that was later to

have several imitators. Contained in his Moralia is the Gryllus episode in which

Circe allows Odysseus to interview a fellow Greek turned into a pig. There his

interlocutor informs Odysseus that his present existence is preferable to the human.

They then engage in a philosophical dialogue in which every human value is

questioned and beasts are proved to be of superior wisdom and virtue.

 

 

 

Reference website:

In Her Shoes

https://www.google.com.tw/search?q=in+her+shoes&biw=1366&bih=

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