The Dante Ulysses is genius. Homer’s Ulysses wants home. Dante’s wants transcendence. Same man, different cosmology, completely different story. Harold is right that the Crucifixion cursed us with the idea of individual cosmic significance. Before that, wandering was failure. After it, wandering became the hero’s method. Eight novels written, and every protagonist I’ve ever cared about was still looking for home while convincing themselves they were looking for something larger. Ops
The Dante Ulysses is genius. Homer’s Ulysses wants home. Dante’s wants transcendence. Same man, different cosmology, completely different story. Harold is right that the Crucifixion cursed us with the idea of individual cosmic significance. Before that, wandering was failure. After it, wandering became the hero’s method. Eight novels written, and every protagonist I’ve ever cared about was still looking for home while convincing themselves they were looking for something larger. Ops
I can’t think of a better place to start my journey than here.
Snapping
my TBR this summer is stacked 😈😈
Great article and book recommendations. Perfect Monday morning wake up read. Thank you.