The Case Against Ulysses: Inferno, Canto XXVI, Lines 85 - 142
In the last episode of this podcast, we took apart Ulysses' speech to discover its poetics and uncover some of its historical roots. Now it's time to turn to the interpretation of his words.Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as I build a case against Ulysses.Yes, he's in hell. But that's not enough for us readers to condemn him, given his rousing rhetoric and gorgeous poetics. What can we learn from his speech that will help us put him far down in hell, as Dante does?Here are the segments of this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:[01:46] Once again, my English translation of the passage: INFERNO, Canto…
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