We studied this poem in high school after having studied the Odyssey (where Ulysses gets home) and the Divine Comedy (where Ulysses tells the story after he travels past Hercules' columns).
So this poem filled the middle (staying in Ithaca until leaving) missing part!
In addition to being a fantastic poem in itself, it felt great to see how a whole story could develop through different authors over so many centuries.
So this poem filled the middle (staying in Ithaca until leaving) missing part!
In addition to being a fantastic poem in itself, it felt great to see how a whole story could develop through different authors over so many centuries.