| Title | 4. The Ogre |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | “Nobody Seeks to Kill Me!” |
| Contributor | Roberto Morales-Harley(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0417.04 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0417/chapters/10.11647/obp.0417.04 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Roberto Morales-Harley |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2024-08-29 |
| Long abstract | In Chapter 4, Odyssey 9, Euripides’ Cyclops, Mahābhārata 1, and (Ps.-)Bhāsa’s The Middle One allow for a comparison of the ogre motif. With twelve parallelisms (some of which had been previously noted by E. B. West), this comes across as the most compelling argument for influences and borrowings, even Roman ones, since Plautus seems to offer the greatest commonalities. |
| Page range | pp. 133–206 |
| Print length | 74 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Roberto Morales-Harley holds a doctorate in Humanities from the University of Malaga, a master’s degrees in Languages of the Ancient World from the University of Murcia and in Classical Literature from the University of Costa Rica, as well as licenciate and bachelor’s degrees in Classical Philology from the University of Costa Rica. He has studied Sanskrit at the Universities of Costa Rica, Murcia, and the Australian National University. He is currently Associate Professor of Sanskrit and Head of the Department of Classical Philology at the University of Costa Rica.