Read an article about Homer and Poetics. The events retold in the Iliad and Odyssey were contemporaneous with New Kingdom Egypt. The author of Homer and Poetics has a rather interesting idea about the nature of poetry and History and the interactions between the two.
As an assignment, list and explain Luce’s argument. Do you agree with this argument? If so why, if not, why not? Be sure to cite specific portions of the article in your answer.
