[Usyd_Classics_Events] 'Odysseus as Mentor' with Prof. Nancy Felson

[Ben Brown]

Dear Friends,

Just a quick reminder of the paper being delivered by Prof. Nancy Felson on the Odyssey next week, April 26th, 5pm on campus in the Kevin Lee Room (Level 6 Main Quad A14 H6.04).

See the details below.

Enjoy the long weekend,
best, Ben

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We in the Department of Classics and Ancient History are delighted to announce that Nancy Felson, Professor Emerita of Classics at the University of Georgia, will visit the University of Sydney on Tuesday, April 26th and will deliver a paper for us at 5pm. The event will take place simultaneously in person in the Kevin Lee Room (Level 6 Main Quad A14 H6.04) and online via Zoom.

Nancy Felson (University of Georgia)

Tuesday 26th April, 5pm, AEST—UTC+10

"Odysseus as mentor"

On-campus: Kevin Lee Room (Level 6 Main Quad A14 H6.04)

Online: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/87170194311

Abstract

While the word "mentor" derives from Athena's guidance of Telemachus, first as Mentes and then as Mentor, Odysseus adopts a similar role when he attempts to influence and guide three young men: Euryalus in Scheria, Amphinomos in Ithaca, and Telemachus from the time of their reunion at the swineherd's hut.  He receives an apology for rudeness from Euryalus and a conciliatory gift.  Amphinomos perceives the wisdom of the disguised Odysseus’s advice, which draws on a fictionalization of the beggar’s own past fall from prosperity; but this most sympathetic young suitor fails to heed this counsel, in part through the interference of Athena.  Only with Telemachus does Odysseus arrive at such a close connection that he can issue advice or a command simply with a look or a nod and be obeyed. The critical moment occurs at the Bow Contest.

This paper examines Odysseus' delicate interactions with the three youths through a close reading of his persuasive speeches to each and an analysis of their varying impact.

Presenter biography:

Nancy Felson is a Professor Emerita of Classics at the University of Georgia. Nancy is an internationally renowned Homeric scholar and the author of Regarding Penelope: From Character to Poetics (Princeton 1994). She has authored nearly three dozen scholarly articles discussing Greek and Latin literature.

This seminar will not be recorded.

We very much look forward to seeing you!

For any further information or questions, please contact me at benjamin.brown at sydney.edu.au<mailto:ccanesa.general at sydney.edu.au>

Best wishes, Ben


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