Tag Archives: Homer

Feminists Rethinking The Odyssey

Feminist authors who have rethought the Odyssey.

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Nolan’s Odyssey—The Book Is Better

In which I contrast Homer’s Odyssey with Chris Nolan’s, concluding that I like the book better.

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The Memoir Comes to the End (For Now)

In which I bring my memoir to a close, looking at my life at 75 and imagining what is to come.

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The End of the World – Robert Frost Called It

Frost and Homer applied to climate change, along with links to all my past posts on the climate crisis.

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Shaq on Homer’s Basketball Lessons

At LSU, Shaq O’Neal recently wrote a thesis on mentorship in the Odyssey. I imagine the basketball examples he might have used.

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The Odyssey, U.S. Fascism, and the Iran War

Two recent applications of the Odyssey: Elon Musk complaining about a Black actress and Jay Kuo applying the poem to Trump’s Iran troubles.

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Forging a Separate Identity from My Father

I which I explore the difficulties of a son forging an identity separate from his father.

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How Homer Would Judge ICE

When ICE agents arrested people who had served them in a restaurant, they broke a taboo that goes at least as far back as Homer.

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My College Search for Authenticity

In which I grapple with college feelings of inauthenticity.

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