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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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July 09, 2007
vanishing race
the phantom of a vanishing race/of heroes (7.LX.ii).
Once again, Achille is comparable to Aeneas, presiding over the obliteration of the Trojans.
Amanda Hopkins
09 Jul 2007 15:36
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July 06, 2007
war archers
Then war/came […] the archers (3.XXVII.i).
Slaves were taken either in raids or open warfare, or traded from other tribes. The use of the words 'war' and 'archers' carries epic resonances; slaving raids are Omeros' equivalent of the epic's siege of Troy.
Amanda Hopkins
06 Jul 2007 15:23
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June 28, 2007
peace beyond beauty
she wished//for a peace beyond her beauty, past the tireless/quarrel over a face that was not her own fault (2.XXII.iii).
A reference to Helen of Troy and her regret at the war that was fought over her (e.g. Iliad 3:172-80). Helen's beautiful face has been celebrated in literature, e.g. Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus (variously dated between 1590 and 1604), referring to Helen of Troy, or as Marlowe had it 'Helen of Greece': 'Was this the face that launched a thousand ships,/And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?' (V:i:97-8).
Amanda Hopkins
28 Jun 2007 16:33
| Tags: Characters Epic Tradition Helen Helen Of Troy Mythology Peace Beyond Beauty Trojan War
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whored away
the way it whored/away a simple life that would soon disappear (2.XXII.i, cf. 'daughters to whores').
This suggests the cheapening of the island's values, but also references Helen of Troy, who was made an adulteress when she was given to Paris by Aphrodite. St Lucia's Helen alternately lives with Achille and Hector, and is pregnant by one or the other. [DD]
Amanda Hopkins
28 Jun 2007 15:50
| Tags: Achille Characters Epic Tradition Hector Helen Helen Of Troy Mythology Trojan War Whored Away Women
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Carthage Pompeii Troy
Carthage ]…] Pompeii […] Troy (2.XVIII.iii).
All ancient cities destroyed and rebuilt. Pompeii: a Roman city near modern-day Naples which was preserved in ash from a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and not rediscovered until 1748.
Amanda Hopkins
28 Jun 2007 15:29
| Tags: Aeneid Africa Carthage Pompeii Troy Context Epic Tradition Europe History Trojan War
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forest of masts
forest of masts with Trojan pride (2.XVIII.iii).
The Greek army sent to recapture Helen from Troy is reputed to have been made up of a thousand ships.
Amanda Hopkins
28 Jun 2007 15:22
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second Eden
a second Eden with its golden apple (2.XVIII.ii).
The biblical Eden was lost through Eve's temptation by an apple offered to her by Satan in serpent form. The golden apple of Greek mythology was given by Paris to Aphrodite in preference to Hera or Athene, whose anger at this insult led ultimately to the Trojan War.
Amanda Hopkins
28 Jun 2007 15:10
| Tags: Animals Bible Characters Christianity Context Epic Tradition Helen Of Troy Paradise Lost Paris Religion Satan Second Eden Trojan War Women
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Homeric repetition
Homeric repetition […] they saw superstition (2.XVIII.i).
Allusion to similarities seen by Plunkett between the Battle of the Saints and the Trojan War. Many of the prophecies in Homer could be taken by a cynic to be superstition accompanied by coincidences.
Amanda Hopkins
28 Jun 2007 14:51
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face on a burning sea
like that stupid pretense that they did not fight for her face on a burning sea (2.XVIII.i).
The Battle of the Saints is again compared to the Trojan War (cf. note: the claim by native historians that Helen was its one cause (2.XVIII.i)).
Amanda Hopkins
28 Jun 2007 13:58
| Tags: Context Epic Tradition Face On A Burning Sea Helen Of Troy History St Lucia Trojan War
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