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'Deaf as Ulysses to the Siren's Song': The Story of a Forgotten Topos.

Authors :
Vredeveld, Harry
Source :
Renaissance Quarterly. Autumn2001, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p846. 37p.
Publication Year :
2001

Abstract

Presents an analysis of the classic tale Ulysses and the Sirens. Association between Odysseus and Christ; Recognition of Erasmus of Rotterdam as the most renowned and influential northern humanist; Arguments on the suppression of Ulysses in the Renaissance literature.

Subjects

Subjects :
*CLASSICISM in literature

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00344338
Volume :
54
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Renaissance Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
5245244
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/1261926