All entries for Sunday 08 June 2008
June 08, 2008
two parties
two parties, one Greek and the other Trojan,/both fighting for Helen (2.XX.ii).
One of the frequent allusions to the Trojan War, with 'Helen' here both evoking Helen of Troy and referring to St Lucia.
Amanda Hopkins
08 Jun 2008 12:31
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Tags: Aeneid Epic Tradition Glossary Helen Of Troy Homer Iliad Odyssey St Lucia Trojan War Two Parties Virgil
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His cripple
His cripple (2.XX.ii).
Possibly a reference to Caliban, Prospero's slave in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Minkler (1993) discusses other allusions to the play in Omeros (see Critical Bibliography).
Amanda Hopkins
08 Jun 2008 12:19
| Tags: Caliban Characters Context Glossary His Cripple Philoctete Prospero The Tempest William Shakespeare
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'Moi shall return.'
MacArthur's vow as he left: 'Moi shall return' (2.XX.ii).
General Douglas MacArthur was one of the most decorated soldiers in US history (Bib:33). In 1944, he took back the Philippines, fulfilling his earlier vow to return, 'I shall return', changed by The Office of War Information to 'We shall return' (Bib:34).
Amanda Hopkins
08 Jun 2008 11:59
| Tags: Context Douglas Macarthur General Macarthur Glossary Moi Shall Return Philippines Places Second World War Usa
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chicanery
chicanery (2.XX.ii).
'[T]rickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry' (Bib:DCU).
Amanda Hopkins
08 Jun 2008 11:37
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acumen
acumen (2.XX.i).
Keen insight or shrewdness (Bib:DCU).
Amanda Hopkins
08 Jun 2008 11:29
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compère
compère (2.XX.i).
A host or master of ceremonies (Bib:DCU).
Amanda Hopkins
08 Jun 2008 11:08
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flambeaux–bottles
flambeaux-bottles (2.XX.i).
Flambeau (from the French for 'flame') means a flaming torch or a torch used at night to provide illumination in processions (Bib:DCU), so here 'flambeaux-bottles' seem to suggest candles in bottles.
Amanda Hopkins
08 Jun 2008 10:59
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