Not the Same Old Story: Dante's Re-Telling of The Odyssey
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-tellin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-6 |
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Higher Education
B Pedagogy B Symbolism B Dante Alighieri B core curriculum B Homer B The Divine Comedy B Ulysses B Noumena B The Odyssey |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel10030171 |