‘Solving’ the Paradox of the Odyssean Ethiopians’ Twin Dual Localization

IF 0.4 3区 历史学 0 CLASSICS MNEMOSYNE Pub Date : 2024-01-19 DOI:10.1163/1568525x-bja10194
Joel Gordon
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This paper considers the narrative significance of localization in Homer’s Odyssey, in particular singular places that are associated with multiple spaces (identified here as dual localization). Our reading posits that spatial features hold narrative significance and, once uncovered, this resolves ‘problematic’ issues that may arise from spatial paradoxes. The chosen case study is the Odyssean land of the Ethiopians with its twin dual localization: (1) it is located simultaneously at the eastern and western peripheries of the world while also located singularly ‘with Poseidon’; and (2) this peripheral localization contrasts with a later ‘real world’ setting in Egypt/North Africa. While this people’s localization has been the subject of prior study, this paper presents a novel analysis: these localizations serve a characterizing function which, in turn, relates to the thematic function of Menelaus’ embedded narrative as foreshadowing the primary narrative of Odysseus’ nostos.
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解决 "奥德赛埃塞俄比亚人 "双重双重本地化的悖论
本文探讨了《荷马史诗-奥德赛》中本地化的叙事意义,尤其是与多重空间相关联的奇异地点(本文称之为双重本地化)。我们的解读认为,空间特征具有叙事意义,一旦揭示出来,就能解决空间悖论可能带来的 "问题"。我们选择的案例研究是埃塞俄比亚人的奥德赛之国,它具有双重地方化特征:(1) 它同时位于世界的东部和西部边缘,同时又 "与波塞冬 "在一起;(2) 这种边缘地方化特征与后来在埃及/北非的 "真实世界 "背景形成鲜明对比。虽然这一民族的地方化是之前研究的主题,但本文提出了一个新颖的分析:这些地方化具有描述特征的功能,反过来又与墨奈劳斯的嵌入叙事的主题功能有关,预示着奥德修斯的乡愁的主要叙事。
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期刊介绍: Since its first appearance as a journal of textual criticism in 1852, Mnemosyne has secured a position as one of the leading journals in its field worldwide. Its reputation is built on the Dutch academic tradition, famous for its rigour and thoroughness. It attracts contributions from all over the world, with the result that Mnemosyne is distinctive for a combination of scholarly approaches from both sides of the Atlantic and the Equator. Its presence in libraries around the globe is a sign of its continued reputation as an invaluable resource for scholarship in Classical studies.
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