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the Poetics of Consent: Collective Decision Making and Iliad
the Poetics of Consent: Collective Decision Making and Iliad in Bloomington, MN
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The
Iliad
’s depiction of politics reveals that the poem is the product of a broad consensus of performers and audiences across generations.
The Poetics of Consent
breaks new ground in Homeric studies by interpreting the
’s depictions of political action in terms of the poetic forces that shaped the
itself. Arguing that consensus is a central theme of the epic, David Elmer analyzes in detail scenes in which the poem’s three political communities—Achaeans, Trojans, and Olympian gods—engage in the process of collective decision making.
These scenes reflect an awareness of the negotiation involved in reconciling rival versions of the
over centuries. They also point beyond the
’s world of gods and heroes to the here-and-now of the poem’s performance and reception, in which the consensus over the shape and meaning of the Iliadic tradition is continuously evolving.
Elmer synthesizes ideas and methods from literary and political theory, classical philology, anthropology, and folklore studies to construct an alternative to conventional understandings of the
’s politics.
reveals the ways in which consensus and collective decision making determined the authoritative account of the Trojan War that we know as the
.
Iliad
’s depiction of politics reveals that the poem is the product of a broad consensus of performers and audiences across generations.
The Poetics of Consent
breaks new ground in Homeric studies by interpreting the
’s depictions of political action in terms of the poetic forces that shaped the
itself. Arguing that consensus is a central theme of the epic, David Elmer analyzes in detail scenes in which the poem’s three political communities—Achaeans, Trojans, and Olympian gods—engage in the process of collective decision making.
These scenes reflect an awareness of the negotiation involved in reconciling rival versions of the
over centuries. They also point beyond the
’s world of gods and heroes to the here-and-now of the poem’s performance and reception, in which the consensus over the shape and meaning of the Iliadic tradition is continuously evolving.
Elmer synthesizes ideas and methods from literary and political theory, classical philology, anthropology, and folklore studies to construct an alternative to conventional understandings of the
’s politics.
reveals the ways in which consensus and collective decision making determined the authoritative account of the Trojan War that we know as the
.
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