tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post6773758769286680682..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: ERICH AUERBACH MIMESIS: AN APPRECIATION PART TWORobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-78337659426245257462012-01-13T13:12:02.698-05:002012-01-13T13:12:02.698-05:00Indeed. Homer is a very sophisticated author.Indeed. Homer is a very sophisticated author.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-71203649129867413432012-01-13T11:50:44.685-05:002012-01-13T11:50:44.685-05:00It's interesting how Euryclea's recognitio...It's interesting how Euryclea's recognition scene is prefigured by Argos's recognition of Odysseus. The faithful dog doesn't need to read the sign inscribed on Odysseus's flesh in order to recognize his master. He simply knows him, immediately.mesnenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813095598060277786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-56713040645509830192012-01-13T05:25:27.921-05:002012-01-13T05:25:27.921-05:00The purpose, as I thought I indicated, is to captu...The purpose, as I thought I indicated, is to capture two totally different conceptions of reality, and show how those conceptions are enbodied in the language the two authors use.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-83449418240389988792012-01-13T01:33:52.155-05:002012-01-13T01:33:52.155-05:00I imagine, or hope, you'll get to this in the ...I imagine, or hope, you'll get to this in the next post, but what is the purpose of the comparison between the Abraham story and the scar?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781744385645937568noreply@blogger.com