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June 22, 2007

Pigs Orchids

Pigs. Orchids. (1.V.i).

Here Walcott links Omeros to Homer's Odyssey by alluding to 'pigs' (what Circe turns men into) and 'orchids', relating to the island of the Lotus Eaters. Although they are not used in context here, their the text's intertextuality with the Epic Tradition is clear.


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