Epopéias indianas e gregas
Um Estudo Da Construção Dos Sujeitos
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5772957 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberto Do Carmo Rocha (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | THESIS |
| Publisher | Universidade de São Paulo. Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.11606/t.8.2006.tde-01082007-150207 |
| OpenAlex | W1904714516 |
| Language | PT |
| References cited | 5 |
The aim of this thesis is to present a comparative study between the Greek epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, and the Indian epics The Mah€bh€rata and The R€m€yaŠa.In a first instance we shall analyze some of the several similarities occurring within these epic poems.During this first stage, we shall highlight how these poems make use of similar literary elements; have similar objectives, present similar mythological aspects (i.e.heroes descending from gods; resemblances in the characteristics of the gods) and present similar themes.We also point out similarities in regard to the genre, such as the use of archetypal past tenses and of a third person narrative, as well as of similar discursive structures.After this first analysis we direct our attention to the pleading attitude of the characters in order to highlight some of the significant differences between the attitude of supplication exhibited by the Greek hero and the attitude of supplication exhibited by the Indian hero.Similar scenarios can be recognized in the body of all these epic poems in regard to this attitude of supplicating for the power to re-establish a harmony that has been disrupted: in all of them a hero prays to his god with the hope that he will be granted the protection and strength with which he will be able to defeat the cause of disturbance, depicted as the enemy.However when a more careful analysis is carried out we verify that the supplicant sometimes is also manifesting personal objectives, which are connected to his own expectations about his future.The study of these more subtle personal intentions took us to a thorough study of both the theological and philosophical thought processes of the Greek and Indian societies during the historical periods when these poems were produced.This study of the differences found within the above mentioned thought processes provided relevant information which in turn enabled us to better understand the subtle differences found in the pleading attitudes of the epic heroes related to these cultures.These relationships between gods and men are a fundamental aspect of these writings.They are directly linked to values previously established by the social and historical determiners, with which the subject of the enunciation builds up these discourses.In these linguistic structures of ancient times we find what can be referred to as a pre-established agreement between the enunciator and the enunciater.This agreement is directly connected to the allegorical exhibitions of the acting powers of the heroes, i.e. the enunciater accepts without questioning the proposal that the heroes' superhuman powers are granted by the gods.Thus the subject of the enunciation unfolds itself between the enunciator and the enunciater, whose characterizations allow us to have access to the enunciation.In summary this study of the differences between the pleading attitude of the Greek hero and the Indian hero was undertaken through examining the construction of the subjective.We analysed several different elements of the texts -this allowed us to recover the enunciation -and we also analyzed themes supported by the ideological backgrounds of the texts.In this way, after inserting the text within the context of the specific historical ideological scenario of each one, we were able to examine the linguistic meanings brought up by the subjective of the discourses and subsequently seek to clarify the resulting differences
Art · EPIC · Harmony (Music · HERO · Literature · Mythology · Narrative · Pleading · Poetry · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |