Not the Same Old Story
Dante's Re-Telling of The Odyssey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3235458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dwight W Chapman (0000-0002-0403-5361, Samford University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 171 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel10030171 |
| OpenAlex | W2921666539 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Dante's Divine Comedy is frequently taught in core curriculum programs, but the mixture of classical and Christian symbols can be confusing to contemporary students. In teaching Dante, it is helpful for students to understand the concept of noumenal truth that underlies the symbol. In re-telling the Ulysses' myth in Canto XXVI of The Inferno, Dante reveals that the details of the narrative are secondary to the spiritual truth he wishes to convey. Dante changes Ulysses' quest for home and reunification with family in the Homeric account to a failed quest for knowledge without divine guidance that results in Ulysses' destruction
Art · Canto · Divine comedy · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · Narrative · Poetry · Giambattista Vico and Joyce · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |