The "obsession with possessing her." I feel like I should just stop right there.
Dignity is what I most take away from this book. How dignity is a continuum line influenced by or because of moral degradation. The dignity not just of a beggar but also of the affluent. The repercussion of power or influence that does not make poor behaviors excusable but supported and expected. Better behaviors are more possible but that requires a different type of internal insight and want. Maybe even strong backbone.
I have to say there are many witty phrases within this book. " Now we're squabbling over beggars!" (314) "How this pot-bellied pig runs off at the mouth - like an old crone at her oven!" (301) "Now hold your post - play the scarecrow to all the pigs and dogs!" (304)
Superficially, the words mean one thing but a deeper analysis offers warning and the status of the moral degradation.
I haven't posted a comment in a while so I wanted to check in. I finished reading The Odyssey a couple of weeks ago. As the summer ended and fall began I found myself very absorbed by the story. So my daily reading sessions got longer and I kept going to the end. Then I moved on to Robert Fagles' translation of Vergil's Aeneid.
I highly recommend it to follow up on Homer's epics. The Penguin Classics edition includes an Introduction by Bernard Knox that I found as interesting as his intros to Fagles' translations of Homer. And of course Vergil continued the story of the fall of Troy as his hero Aeneas flees the doomed city and sets off on his voyages and adventures that lead to the founding of Rome.
Thanks again for the inspiration and guidance that got me started and has helped keep me going.
The "obsession with possessing her." I feel like I should just stop right there.
Dignity is what I most take away from this book. How dignity is a continuum line influenced by or because of moral degradation. The dignity not just of a beggar but also of the affluent. The repercussion of power or influence that does not make poor behaviors excusable but supported and expected. Better behaviors are more possible but that requires a different type of internal insight and want. Maybe even strong backbone.
I have to say there are many witty phrases within this book. " Now we're squabbling over beggars!" (314) "How this pot-bellied pig runs off at the mouth - like an old crone at her oven!" (301) "Now hold your post - play the scarecrow to all the pigs and dogs!" (304)
Superficially, the words mean one thing but a deeper analysis offers warning and the status of the moral degradation.
Hi Matthew,
I haven't posted a comment in a while so I wanted to check in. I finished reading The Odyssey a couple of weeks ago. As the summer ended and fall began I found myself very absorbed by the story. So my daily reading sessions got longer and I kept going to the end. Then I moved on to Robert Fagles' translation of Vergil's Aeneid.
I highly recommend it to follow up on Homer's epics. The Penguin Classics edition includes an Introduction by Bernard Knox that I found as interesting as his intros to Fagles' translations of Homer. And of course Vergil continued the story of the fall of Troy as his hero Aeneas flees the doomed city and sets off on his voyages and adventures that lead to the founding of Rome.
Thanks again for the inspiration and guidance that got me started and has helped keep me going.