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
The poem Ulysses written by poet Alfred Tennyson presented an image of a powerful hero with great aspirations.This paper focuses on discussing the themes of the poem based on textual analysis and Tennyson’s personal ...The poem Ulysses written by poet Alfred Tennyson presented an image of a powerful hero with great aspirations.This paper focuses on discussing the themes of the poem based on textual analysis and Tennyson’s personal experience.Tennyson uses the hero to express his own aspiration for exploring the unknown world,recovery from the shadow of death and eternal pursuit for art.Furthermore,it conveys the hope of the poet and the realistic significance of the work by clarifying these themes.展开更多
Focusing on parody,this paper tries to explore“Joycing”parody and mainly investigates its usage in Ulysses’s seventeenth chapter,‘Ithaca’.Linda Hutcheon indicates that parody is one of the techniques for writers...Focusing on parody,this paper tries to explore“Joycing”parody and mainly investigates its usage in Ulysses’s seventeenth chapter,‘Ithaca’.Linda Hutcheon indicates that parody is one of the techniques for writers to“trans-contextualize”the past and then go off with their own ideological ends.[8]Joyce writes beyond the past and creates his own model of writing in the literature by employing the technique of parody tactfully.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The poem Ulysses written by poet Alfred Tennyson presented an image of a powerful hero with great aspirations.This paper focuses on discussing the themes of the poem based on textual analysis and Tennyson’s personal experience.Tennyson uses the hero to express his own aspiration for exploring the unknown world,recovery from the shadow of death and eternal pursuit for art.Furthermore,it conveys the hope of the poet and the realistic significance of the work by clarifying these themes.
文摘Focusing on parody,this paper tries to explore“Joycing”parody and mainly investigates its usage in Ulysses’s seventeenth chapter,‘Ithaca’.Linda Hutcheon indicates that parody is one of the techniques for writers to“trans-contextualize”the past and then go off with their own ideological ends.[8]Joyce writes beyond the past and creates his own model of writing in the literature by employing the technique of parody tactfully.
