Angiqali ukuthi ngibalule izifaniso zababhali abasebancane U-Irene Vallejo kanye no-Madeline Miller, ongoti ababili abakhulu bezwe lasendulo abakwaziyo ukubuyisela lawo makha avela ekuqaleni kwempucuko yethu ngokungafani nezinye. Ngayinye yazo inokugxila kwayo futhi ihlenga imibono ehlukene yezokuhlalisana kwabantu namasiko ngaphakathi komongo womlando owabiwe. Ekugcineni, zombili zakha i-tandem ekude esisondeza sonke kulokho kuntwela kokusa ngendlela ethakazelisayo, njengokungathi ama-horizons amasha ngempela hhayi ubukhazikhazi obudlule.
Ngasohlangothini luka-Madeline Miller kunezici zomlando kuphela kuyilapho u-Irene ekwazi ukulandelela izindlela ezingasoleki kusukela ku-philological kuya kwedlula kakhulu. Mayelana ne-Madeline, umlingiswa wayo ongapheli uyasifinyelela ngenhloso yokusethula izinganekwane zomlando ngezinye izikhathi ezilayishwa imithamo emikhulu yamaqiniso ezizungeze abantu bomlando kodwa eziphuza futhi ezinganekwaneni zokusungulwa komhlaba wasendulo. Kubo bobabili, isici sabesifazane semisebenzi yabo siletha izincazelo ezintsha endimeni yabesifazane emlandweni.
Amanoveli angu-3 aphezulu anconyiwe kaMadeline Miller
UCirce
Ukubuyekeza izinganekwane zakudala zokunikeza amanoveli amasha ngokudonsa kwe-epic futhi okumnandi sekuvele kungumthombo osebenza kahle. Amacala wakamuva afana nalawa Neil Gaiman nencwadi yakhe Izinganekwane zeNordic, noma izinkomba eziqhubeka zisabalala phakathi kwababhali bezincwadi zamanoveli zomlando ziqinisekisa ukuthi ukunambitheka kwezinganekwane zakudala phakathi kukankulunkulu nomuntu, abantu basendulo ababenakekela ukuziqamba ezinsukwini ezikude zokusa kwempucuko yethu.
Futhi-ke, ogwini lweMedithera sikhathazeke kakhulu ngalokho okuthinta izwe lasendulo laseGrisi noma iRoma. Yilapho-ke UMadeline miller Ugcina ngokusinqoba ngolwazi lwakhe olujulile ngale ndaba kanye nenhloso yakhe yokufunda yokuthi asinikeze ithagi elithandekayo njengomlimi.
Esikhathini esiyigolide, lapho okuvela khona inkolelo enamandla ebonakalayo enkolweni yokuqala, sihlangana noCirce, owathi kamuva wagqama njengomthakathi njengoba kulandiswa nguHomer kusuka kuleso sisekelo sokuqala esabekwa nguHesiod.
Ezweni lama-titans singathola futhi lelo phuzu lokuqabuka, intsha enhlanhlathayo nobufazi kusondele njengezwe elingajwayelekile kuma-aedos noma ama-rapporteurs okuqala aphethwe nguHomer uqobo.
Futhi kusuka kwaCirce, uMadeline ulandelela indaba enengxenye yokuziphindiselela, ekhombisa njalo futhi enamandla amakhulu emibhalo. Ngoba ekudingisweni eCirce, efunwa nguyise uqobo uHelios, indlalifa yamandla angaqondakali ibhekene ne-adventure elingana ne-Odyssey yase-Ulysses uqobo.
Esinye sezithombe zokuqala nezinamandla kakhulu zobunzima kwisici saso sabesifazane, sama-phobias ngokuhlukile. Lokho kuphela uCirce akwanele futhi kukhona okwanele ukuphuma kuzo zonke izinto ezimbi azithola ngendlela yakhe enesizungu.
Noma kunjalo eCirce sithola ukuthi yize kukhona konke ashukunyiswa uthando, ngamandla, mhlawumbe ephikisana nenhloso yombalisi wakhe wokuqala. Ngubani esikhathini esedlule owayengazenza umphikisi womhlaba ophethwe onkulunkulu futhi unikelwe kubantu ogcina ngokukhombisa njengomphefumulo ophilayo ozwa ngaphezu kwabo bonke, onkulunkulu nabantu. Ngokubuyekezwa okusha ngakunye, yena, umthakathi, uyaqina futhi abumbe insimbi yakhe ngokuya ngokwengeziwe.
Inoveli exhumanisa konke okuhlobene nabasendulo futhi okukugcwalisa ngombono oqhaqhaqhaza kumlingiswa kaCirce, umthakathi wokuqala.
Ingoma ka-Achilles
Izwe lasendulo lihlala lisemfashinini. Ngoba njengoba nje ubuntwana bukha ubuntu bomuntu, leyo mvelaphi yesiko lethu okuyiGreece noma iRoma lasendulo yenza iningi lezimiso zethu zezenhlalo, zezombangazwe nezokuziphatha. Kusukela eminyango kuya ngaphakathi naseminyango kuya ngaphandle, konke kufundwa kulawa masiko lapho uNkulunkulu wayengakafiki khona futhi ngaleyo ndlela ukuhlangana okuthile kwakuvunyelwe phakathi konkulunkulu, abantu bonkulunkulu, amaqhawe kanye nabanye abalingiswa ababephila ndawonye phakathi kwabantu njengeqiniso elimangalisayo elibhekene nenganekwane ekhazimulayo edlula imvelo. …
Izwe elikhanyayo, elijabule eligcwele izincwadi ezifafazwe ngomculo we-lyricism ne-epic. Ukucabanga okugcine ngokungena kumuntu unomphela kusuka ku-etymological kuya kwefilosofi. Ngoba akukho lutho olwaziwayo futhi yonke into ibifunwa ukuyazi ngokukholwa emcabangweni njengokwemvelo futhi ngesizathu sayo njengethuluzi.
IGrisi eminyakeni yamaqhawe. UPatroclus, inkosana esencane nenamahloni, udingiselwe embusweni wasePhtia, lapho ahlala khona ethunzini leNkosi uPeleus nendodana yakhe yaphezulu, u-Achilles. muhle, indodana kankulunkulukazi. Ngelinye ilanga u-Achilles uthatha isikhulu esidabukisayo ngaphansi kwephiko lakhe, futhi leso sibopho sesikhashana sinikeza ubungani obuqinile njengoba laba bobabili bekhula baba izinsizwa ezinekhono kwezobuciko bempi, kepha isiphetho asikude neze nezithende zika-Achilles.
Lapho kusabalala izindaba zokuthunjwa kukaHelen waseSparta, amadoda aseGrisi abizelwa ukuzovimbezela idolobha laseTroy. U-Achilles, oyengwe ngesithembiso sokudalelwa okukhazimulayo, ujoyina imbangela, kanti uPatroclus, odabukile phakathi kothando nokwesaba umngane wakhe, uyamlandela ukuya empini. Wayengacabangi ukuthi iminyaka elandelayo izovivinya konke abakufundile nakho konke abakwazisa kakhulu.
IGalatea
EGreece Yasendulo, uPygmalion, umqophi wemabula onekhono, uye wabusiswa unkulunkulukazi, onikeza isipho sokuphila emsebenzini wakhe wobuciko wobuciko, owesifazane omuhle kakhulu owake wabonwa indawo: Galatea. Lapho umbazi emenza umkakhe, ulindele ukuba amjabulise futhi amlalele, okuwuphawu lokuthobeka, kodwa naye unezifiso nezifiso zokuzibusa.
Emzamweni onzima womyeni wakhe oshisekayo wokumlawula, ugcina evalelwe ngaphansi kokugadwa njalo kodokotela nabahlengikazi, kodwa, njengoba enendodakazi ezohlenga, uGalatea uzimisele ukuzikhulula nganoma yiziphi izindleko.
