Experiencing Hektor: Character in the Iliad (Bloomsbury Classical Studies Monographs)

This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. At the Iliad's climax, the great Trojan hero Hektor falls at the hands of Achilles. But who is Hektor? He has resonated with audiences as a tragic hero, great warrior, loyal husband and father, protector of a doomed city. Yet never has a major work sought to discover how these different aspects of Hektor's character accumulate over the course of the narrative to create the devastating effect of his death. This book documents the experience of Hektor through the Iliad's serial narrative. Drawing on diverse tools from narratology, to cognitive science, but with a special focus on film character, television poetics, and performance practice, it examines how the mechanics of serial narrative construct the character of Hektor. How do we experience Hektor as the performer makes his way through the epic? How does the juxtaposition of scenes in multiple storylines contribute to character? How does the narrative work to manipulate our emotional response? How does our relationship to Hektor change over the course of the performance? Lynn Kozak demonstrates this novel approach through a careful scene-by-scene breakdown and analysis of the Iliad, focusing especially on Hektor. In doing so, she challenges and destabilises popular and scholarly assumptions about both ancient epic and the Iliad's 'other' hero. Cover page 1 Halftitle page 2 Series page 3 Title page 4 Copyright page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Acknowledgements 13 Preface 16 Introduction: Binge-watching the Iliad 18 Previously on . . . The Iliad 20 Beats 23 Episodes 27 Arcs 30 Character change 32 Character overhaul 34 Character transformation (Stockholm syndrome?) 35 Experiencing Hektor 37 1 Enter Hektor 40 In media res 40 Diegetic introduction: 1.233–350 42 Thetis: 1.351–611 43 Achaians assemble: 2.1–394 45 Hektor on the horizon: 2.394–473 45 Catalogue: 2.474–785 46 Reveal: 2.786–810 47 Trojan catalogue: 2.811–3.14 48 Enter Paris: 3.15–37 49 Hektor and Paris: 3.38–75 50 Setting terms: 3.76–120 52 Troy-time: 3.121–260 53 Trusted oaths (untrustworthy sons): 3.261–302 55 Duel: 3.303–448 55 Missing in action: 3.448–61 56 Gods: 4.1–72 57 Broken oaths: 4.73–220 58 Ready to rumble: 4.220–421 59 Battle: 4.422–543 61 Overhaul: 5.1–453 62 Returns: 5.454–532 64 Battle: 5.533–89 66 Overhaul: 5.590–627 66 Sarpedon: 5.628–78 67 Hektor: 5.679–710 68 Silent type: 5.711–909 69 Achaians kill: 6.1–36 71 Even the unborn: 6.37–72 72 Mission: 6.73–118 73 Face- off : 6.119–236 75 Troy-time: 6.237–85 75 Mission continued (Hekabe): 6.242–85 76 Mission impossible: 6.286–311 77 Mission (Paris and Helen): 6.312–68 78 Mission (Andromache): 6.369–502 80 2 Killing Time 86 Maybe next time: 6.503–7.16 87 Callback: 7.17–91 89 Achaians: 7.92–213 90 Fight/Night: 7.214–312 92 Wall alignment: 7.313–44 95 Troy-time: 7.345–80 96 Death all round: 7.381–8.51 96 Battle: 8.52–197 98 Hera/Zeus: 8.198–252 101 Battle: 8.253–334 102 Overhaul-ish: 8.335–437 103 Hera/Zeus: 8.438–84 105 Die another day: 8.485–9.88 106 Embassy: 9.89–713 107 Spy vs Spy: 10.1–579 109 All day permanent red: 11.1–162 114 Hektor rising: 11.163–368 116 Injuries: 11.369–488 119 Hektor returns: 11.489–594 120 Mission, Achilles: 11.595–848 121 Wall alignment: 12.1–39 123 Hektor, whirlwind: 12.40–83 124 Mission crew: 12.84–109 125 Wall fight!: 12.110–94 126 Hektor/Wall: 12.195–289 127 Wall fight!: 12.290–431 129 Hektor/Wall: 12.432–71 130 Zeus/Poseidon: 13.1–129 131 Mission crew: 13.83–129 133 Hektor again: 13.130–205 134 Idomeneus/Meriones: 13.206–333 135 Zeus/Poseidon: 13.334–60 137 Idomeneus/Meriones: 13.361–580 137 Menelaos: 13.581–673 140 Hektor/Panic: 13.674–837 141 Achaians assemble (injury edition): 14.1–152 145 Hera: 14.153–360 147 Hektor/Aias: 14.361–439 148 Battle: 14.440–507 150 When Zeus wakes: 14.508–15.86 150 Other gods: 15.87–149 152 Apollo/Hektor: 15.150–270 153 Battle again: 15.271–389 154 Patroklos: 15.390–405 155 Hektor/Aias: 15.406–591 156 Overhaul: 15.592–746 159 Stuck in the middle with you 161 3 Ends 164 Achilles/Patroklos: 16.1–100 165 Hektor: 16.101–23 166 Achilles/Patroklos: 16.124–256 167 Battle: 16.257–357 168 Aias/Hektor: 16.358–418 170 Sarpedon: 16.419–507 171 Mission/Hektor: 16.508–53 172 Patroklos/Counter-mission: 16.554–683 174 Patroklos/Hektor: 16.684–867 176 Bad news travels slow (Menelaos): 17.1–112 179 Aias/Hektor: 17.113–39 181 Glaukos/Hektor: 17.140–82 182 Death suits you: 17.183–209 183 Overhaul-ish: 17.210–36 184 Aias/Menelaos: 17.237–61 185 Battle: 17.262–369 185 Bad news travels slow: 17.370–411 187 Horses: 17.412–542 188 Patroklos: 17.543–625 189 Bad news travels slow: 17.626–18.21 191 Black cloud of grief: 18.22–147 194 Saving Patroklos: 18.147–238 195 Hektor: 18.239–314 196 Black cloud of grief: 18.314–55 197 Gods: 18.356–616 198 Make up: 19.1–281 200 Black cloud of grief: 19.282–356 201 Armour and horses: 19.357–503 202 Battle (Achilles) 203 Gods take sides: 20.1–75 204 Achilles/Aineias: 20.75–352 205 Hektor/Achilles: 20.353–454 207 Kill, kill, kill: 20.455–21.33 209 Sleeping with the fishes: 21.34–210 210 When rivers attack: 21.211–382 211 God-fight: 21.383–525 213 Defender of Troy: 21.526–22.6 214 Achilles: 22.7–24 215 Cheap seats: 22.25–89 215 Hektor: 22.90–130 217 The great escape: 22.131–66 218 Gods: 22.166–247 219 Hektor versus Achilles: 22.247–369 220 Bodies: 22.369–404 223 Bad news travels fast: 22.405–36 224 Bad new travels slow: 22.437–515 225 Achaians: 23.1–257 227 Games: 23.257–897 229 Misery never sleeps: 24.1–22 232 Missions from gods: 24.23–188 233 Priam and Hekabe: 24.189–227 236 Curtains for curses: 24.228–321 238 Hermes: 24.322–467 239 Supplication: 24.468–571 240 Promises, promises: 24.572–95 241 Eat, drink, plan a funeral: 24.596–676 242 Midnight run: 24.677–91 242 Troy-time: 24.691–722 243 Eulogies: 24.723–76 244 Funeral: 24.777–804 245 Conclusion: Reruns 248 Notes 252 Works Cited 298 Index 316 This book presents a rigorous philological examination of every instance where Hektor enters the Iliad, analysing each entrance's narrative context and style. In so doing, the author challenges and destabilises previous popular and scholarly assumptions about Hektor, and about the Iliad as a whole.