Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:37 pm
Joe just a minor correction:
Homers Illiad and Odyssey are not balads.
They are epics.
Consisting of 24 rapsodies each that were recited
by a rhapsode http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsode
I don't know if there is any etymological connection
between a rapper and a rhapsode.
In any case, a modern rapper is close to an ancient rhapsode.
Dem
Homers Illiad and Odyssey are not balads.
They are epics.
Consisting of 24 rapsodies each that were recited
by a rhapsode http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsode
I don't know if there is any etymological connection
between a rapper and a rhapsode.
In any case, a modern rapper is close to an ancient rhapsode.
Dem