For 10 points, name this Greek epic poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
This poet depicted a character losing the "galvanic response" of twitching in fear, according to an essay that claims that this author's style was last exemplified in the passion stories of the Gospels. That essay claims that a poem by this author is "bath[ed]...in [the] light" of "justice and love," despite its perpetual tone of "bitterness." Another essay describes this poet's characters as single-layered, since they experience emotions only in succession and not simultaneously. That essay, which claims that this poet's characters do not age realistically, notes that Goethe and Schiller described this poet's (*) digressions as a "retarding element" that removes suspense. That essay asserts that this poet always remains in the "foreground" and resists any attempt at interpretation. Simone Weil described one of this author's works as "the Poem of Force." Erich Auerbach began Mimesis with a comparison of the Binding of Isaac to this poet's description of Euryclea recognizing her master by touching his scar. For 10 points, name this Greek epic poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
This poet depicted a character losing the "galvanic response" of twitching in fear, according to an essay that claims that this author's style was last exemplified in the passion stories of the Gospels.
Homer [or Homeros] 