Abstract
The ancient Greek epic Iliad, including the oral epic and the written epic, has enjoyed a solid status as a ‘heroic epic’ (or ‘narrative poetry’) of European literature. But if a reader takes look at the general aspects of the heroic epic of oral tradition, it turns out that Iliad is not a typical work of a typical epic, but rather an individual one. Because the birth, trials, performance, and ending of a hero’s life are divided relatively evenly, and the general pattern of transferring the hero’s life to the heroic epic of oral tradition can be found in such cases as Manas, Jangar, Gesar and Mwindo.
Highlights
The ancient Greek epic Iliad, including the oral epic and the written epic, has enjoyed a solid status as a ‘heroic epic’ of European literature
“I do not agree with the notion that Iliad and Odysseia, the ancient greek epic poetry of B.C. 9, are the model of epic
If we take Iliad as a oral heroic epic that is collected the existing epics and reproduced by one person, it becomes clear that it does not fulfill the condition for oral epic comparing to Kalevala which has a full life story of hero
Summary
The ancient Greek epic Iliad, including the oral epic and the written epic, has enjoyed a solid status as a ‘heroic epic’ (or ‘narrative poetry’) of European literature. They emphasized that a great poet like Homer reproduced it as literary work of high quality through collecting and editing to consolidate the position of Iliad as a representative model of written epic.
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