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Classical Studies: the Interpretation of Homer

Liu Xiaofeng Peng Lei

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"Classical Studies: Interpretation of Homer" contains eight articles by leading domestic scholars in the field of classical studies: articles by teachers Chen Siyi, Xiao Jian, Zhang Wentao, and He Fangying are devoted to Homer's epics, covering topics such as the creation method of Homer's epics, the contrast between the microscopic world on Achilles's shield and the macroscopic world of epic narratives, theodicy and justice in the Homeric era, the king's self-experience and moral cultivation, etc.; Teacher Liu Xiaofeng revealed the issues behind equal freedom under democracy by interpreting Aristophanes' "Birds" play and the image of Prometheus; teacher Liang Xiaojie performed a mirror-image interpretation of Machiavelli's "Mandala" and "The Prince"; two teachers, Wu Fei and Pan Bin, focused on the Chinese etiquette system, respectively expounding Zhang Wenyuan's mourning dress system in the late Qing Dynasty, and the study of classical "rituals" by the Qing Dynasty scholar Hu Peihui. There is also a book review by Li Mengyang, which introduces the outline of the theological context behind the epic tradition in "Homer: The Resonance of the Epic".