Classical Period

Classical literature

refers to the great masterpieces of Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations.

Classical period

was based on reason, order and rules

Homeric

also known as or Heroic Age (1200-800 BCE)

Homer

He was called the blind poet of Greece.

• Iliad

• Odyssey

The Iliad

shows us the passions and the cruelty found in war

The Odyssey

shows us great adventures

actions

Theme of Iliad and Odyssey- the affirmation of the truth that one’s fate is the result of one’s ____. Ill fate is results from ignorance and unguided and immoderate passions. The deities give only what a person asks for; one’s destiny is largely a matter of one’s own making

Hesiod

one of the earliest Greek poets, often called the “father of Greek didactic poetry.”