Most people are familiar with the story of the Odyssey. The non-linear narrative begins with Telemachus, Odysseus’s son, leaving Ithaca to gather information about his father, who left twenty years ago. In Ithaca, the suitors are harassing his mother, Penelope, and dilapidating all Odysseus’s wealth. The narrative then shifts to Odysseus, who is finally released by Calypso, who has held him for seven years. However, Poseidon, still displeased with him, wrecks his ship, resulting in his arrival on the island of the Phaeacians. He is welcomed by king Alcinous and recounts his adventures since the end of the Trojan War, among others, the Lotus-Eaters, the Cyclops and especially Polyphemus, Aeolus, the Laestrygonians, Circe, Hades, the Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis. Alcinous gives him a boat to take him back to Ithaca, where he finds his son, kills the suitors, and gets Penelope back. Happy end. I read the Odyssey more than thirty years ago but I wanted to reread it in the context of James Joyce’s Ulysses in order to fully understand the parallel between the two stories. It was truly enriching to do so, shedding light on Ulysses, but it is also a magnificent story. I thoroughly enjoyed this reading.
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