Abstract:

Book 1 of the Odyssey presents us with the first bard-figure of the poem, singing what in many ways is an analogue to the Odyssey with “the return of the Greeks”; yet when Penelope appears, it is to attempt to put an end to his song. I use this scene as a starting point to suggest that Penelope is deeply implicated in narrative endings in the Odyssey. Looking at the end or τέλος of the poem through a systematic study of its “closural allusions,” I argue that a teleological analysis of Penelope’s character in relation to endings may both resolve some of the issues in her interpretation thus far, and open up new avenues for the reading of the Odyssey as a poem informed by endings.

摘要：

《奥德赛》第一卷向我们展示了这首诗的吟游诗人形象，在很多方面唱了类似于《奥德赛》的“希腊人的归来”。但是当佩内洛普（Penelope）出现时，是要尽力结束他的歌曲。我以这个场景为起点，暗示佩内洛普（Penelope）与《奥德赛》的叙事结局深有牵连。通过系统地研究诗的“闭门典故”来看这首诗的结尾或τέλος，我认为对佩内洛普的性格与结局有关的目的论分析既可以解决迄今为止她的解释中的某些问题，又可以开辟新的阅读《奥德赛》的途径，这是一首以结局结尾的诗歌。