Compared with Dante's Inferno which has an original interpretation of Odysseus' s last voyage different from that in Homer's Odyssey, Tennyson's Ulysses seems closer to the Homeric epics. An intertextu...Compared with Dante's Inferno which has an original interpretation of Odysseus' s last voyage different from that in Homer's Odyssey, Tennyson's Ulysses seems closer to the Homeric epics. An intertextual study of these texts shows that Tennyson's Ulysses resonates with Homer's Iliad and Odyssey in a profound and multidimensional way. The former is largely informed by the latter in setting, event, perception of death, heroism and so forth. A sequel to the Homeric epics, Tennyson's Ulysses however also ingeniously rewrites the fate of Achilles, thus adding a more humanistic dimension to the classical texts.展开更多
Homer was the earliest and greatest Greek poet. He also was the father of epic poetry. His two great works, Iliad and Odyssey, present certain events of the mythical Trojan War and its aftermath. Both were called Home...Homer was the earliest and greatest Greek poet. He also was the father of epic poetry. His two great works, Iliad and Odyssey, present certain events of the mythical Trojan War and its aftermath. Both were called Homeric epics. They are the head of western literature. Iliad and Odyssey had their own value and had profound influence on European literature. Many subsequent European writers were strongly affected by these two works during their literary creation. For this reason, we could find the vestiges of Homeric epics in many western works. Meanwhile, Homeric epics still left a good many allusions and legends which offered rich subject matters to European literature.展开更多
文摘Compared with Dante's Inferno which has an original interpretation of Odysseus' s last voyage different from that in Homer's Odyssey, Tennyson's Ulysses seems closer to the Homeric epics. An intertextual study of these texts shows that Tennyson's Ulysses resonates with Homer's Iliad and Odyssey in a profound and multidimensional way. The former is largely informed by the latter in setting, event, perception of death, heroism and so forth. A sequel to the Homeric epics, Tennyson's Ulysses however also ingeniously rewrites the fate of Achilles, thus adding a more humanistic dimension to the classical texts.
文摘Homer was the earliest and greatest Greek poet. He also was the father of epic poetry. His two great works, Iliad and Odyssey, present certain events of the mythical Trojan War and its aftermath. Both were called Homeric epics. They are the head of western literature. Iliad and Odyssey had their own value and had profound influence on European literature. Many subsequent European writers were strongly affected by these two works during their literary creation. For this reason, we could find the vestiges of Homeric epics in many western works. Meanwhile, Homeric epics still left a good many allusions and legends which offered rich subject matters to European literature.
