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on first looking into chapman’s
homer - p12
title makes in clear that literature is the subject of the poem
Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold,
doesn’t explicitly state that this is metaphorical
there is a sense from the title that these ‘realms of gold’ relate to
literature rather than actual places
And many goodly states and kingdoms seen;
‘l’ alliteration in lines 1/2 has a luxurious quality
first two lines focus on the benefits of literature for the individual
Round many western islands have I been
suggests he has not ‘landed’ yet
he has looked from afar but no translation has yet brought them to life
allows him to then demonstrate how powerful chapman’s translation
is
either referencing the canon of western literature or aids metaphor of travel
westward travel from europe to america
lines set up the extended metaphor of travel
literature = imaginative travel through time and space
Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold.
experience of classical literature
homer
god of arts
on first looking into chapman’s homer - p12 1
on first looking into chapman’s
homer - p12
title makes in clear that literature is the subject of the poem
Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold,
doesn’t explicitly state that this is metaphorical
there is a sense from the title that these ‘realms of gold’ relate to
literature rather than actual places
And many goodly states and kingdoms seen;
‘l’ alliteration in lines 1/2 has a luxurious quality
first two lines focus on the benefits of literature for the individual
Round many western islands have I been
suggests he has not ‘landed’ yet
he has looked from afar but no translation has yet brought them to life
allows him to then demonstrate how powerful chapman’s translation
is
either referencing the canon of western literature or aids metaphor of travel
westward travel from europe to america
lines set up the extended metaphor of travel
literature = imaginative travel through time and space
Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold.
experience of classical literature
homer
god of arts
on first looking into chapman’s homer - p12 1
