ipl-logo

Comparing Hellenism And Hebraism In Tennyson's Poem

970 Words4 Pages

Tennyson wrote “Ulysses” in memorial of his friend, Hallam. Ulysses comes from the famous “Odyssey”, which inspired Dante’s opera, “Inferno”. In “Inferno”, he prepares to ship from the Ithaca Bay. This will be his last journey because he dies. In Tennyson`s poem, Ulysses is getting ready for the journey, but he is not yet gone. Ulysses represents the Hebraic point of view as he is ready to go, to gain more experience, he wants to live his life at the fullest, to see and to learn more. His goal is the perfection of his remembrance, to be honoured. The concepts of Hellenism and Hebraism are presented in M. Arnold´s essay, ´´Culture and Anarchy´´. Here, he has a chapter describing and presenting the ideas of the two components. They have the same goal: ´man 's perfection or salvation´, but the way they get to this outcome is different. Hellenism wants to get rid of the ignorance and to see things as they are, they stress on knowledge and Hebraism on the contrary, wants to act, to discover, to explore, they are ´pursued with passion and tenacity´, they want ´to govern every moment of it, every impulse, every action´. In this poem, Tennyson balance the ideas of the Hellenic and Hebraic view of the world, their methods and beliefs, by applying them to different category of age, this way also showing the generation gap. On the one …show more content…

Exactly those principles we found in Ulysses. He is in good relations with his mariners ‘my mariners’, ‘Come my friends’, he wants to see the whole world by travelling ‘I cannot rest from travel’. On the other hand, Telemachus is kind and mild. He reflects and takes his decisions based on reason. He sees the truth behind the lie and is grateful for each small beauty. Those are the principles of

Show More
Related
1297 Words | 6 Pages

Teenagers have always sought to be their own person, forgoing rules and even recommendations in favour of self-determination. While an honourable undertaking, this path to self-discovery, leads them to experience new ordeals, where mistakes will be made. To reassure us that these mistakes are not necessarily bad, Elizabeth Alexander, in her poem "Nineteen", illustrates how youth 's desire for freedom¬ and to escape from their reality allows them to grow into adulthood and leads them to make choices that will impact their perception of the world. This theme will be analysed through structure, symbolism and contrast.

Read More
398 Words | 2 Pages

In fact, his character traits can connect to others in the world, like determination. Odysseus’s determination throughout his adventures is a similar trait that I share and has brought us both success. Odysseus’ determination does not only help him throughout his journey, but also helps him be successful. While passing through Scylla and Charybdis, Odysseus tells the men to “Get the oar shafts in your hand, and lay back hard on your benches; hit these braking seas” (Homer 836).

Read More
966 Words | 4 Pages

He only truly values his family, whereas Telemachus appreciates and values all people, excluding the suitors. His personality matches best with that of a domestic king in that he has a higher level of compassion and consideration than his

Read More
1066 Words | 5 Pages

Odysseus, a man who was known for his adventures, but do we really understand the attributes needed for an epic hero? The King of Ithaca had a very concealed past where it is hardly ever noted that his men were mistreated by their captain and all of Odysseus’ mistakes affected those around him. Odysseus, on several occasions did his men wrong and along his journeys, he became very willful and big headed. In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus has several misfortunes such as losing all of his men and being stranded and not returning home for 20 years, but evidently all of these problems were caused by the mens lack of trust in Odysseus and Odysseus being too stubborn and full of pride. The crew had a very important job in the quests that Odysseus

Read More
268 Words | 2 Pages

In the epic The Odyssey, the epic hero Odysseus shows many hero like traits, in my opinion the most important trait would be loyalty. Odysseus, the hero of The Odyssey, first shows the trait loyalty on the Land of the Lotus Eaters. Odysseus sends three of his best men to check out this island, but bad luck has them and they run into Lotus Eaters who are addicted to the Lotus Plant. The next they know is the three men become addicted also.

Read More
1837 Words | 8 Pages

“Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end, after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy.” (Homer, 1.1-5, 1) These words were spoken in praise of Odysseus by the classical poet, Homer. The Odyssey tells the tale of Odysseus’ ten year journey after he departs from Troy bound home for Ithaka. Odysseus’ motivation throughout the poem is to be reunited with his son, Telemakhos and his wife, Penelope, but his task doesn't come without struggle.

Read More
1474 Words | 6 Pages

At the end of the story, it is evident that, the character of Telemachus is fully developed. He is no longer the young powerless and weak boy who his mother’s suitors took advantage of in his father’s absence. At the end of the text, he depicts a character with great change after leaving Ithaca and in his own odyssey; he was able to prove his worth. Telemachus is a character who undergoes constant transformation and development throughout The Odyssey. His expedition was an initiation into the heroic world of his father, and a voyage that managed to endow him with the familiarity and essential virtues needed to become a future monarch.

Read More
472 Words | 2 Pages

“O Brother Where Art Thou?” is a comedy, adventure film produced in 2000. Many of the scenes in this film are based off the Odyssey, which is an epic poem by Homer. It is based on a true hero’s journey back home. There are many correlations and yet differences between the Odyssey and the film. Although the overall plot of “O Brother Where Art Thou?” is vaguely similar to the Odyssey, there are certain “episodes” that closely mirror the film’s classical influence.

Read More
1055 Words | 5 Pages

The inverse of Greed and folly are wisdom and selflessness, two qualities that are repeated throughout the epic, and praised by the gods. Zeus praise Odysseus by saying, “Could I

Read More
1268 Words | 6 Pages

The critical nature of adherence to hospitality is found in King Nestor and Menelaos when Telemachus visits them, Polyphemus an inhospitable cyclops that

Read More
948 Words | 4 Pages

In his journey, he gets help from Athena and wise knowledge from Menelaus. He takes risks, shows strength, confidence, and responsibility towards the end as he fights alongside his father. After enduring hardships and overcoming obstacles, Telemachus evidently matured into a man who made his father

Read More
574 Words | 3 Pages

In the book The Odyssey, the main character, Odysseus, is a man who is loved and respected by many. In the beginning of the book, we learn that Odysseus has left on a journey and, since it has been many years since his departure, many people assume that he has passed. On his journey, he portrays his many traits, not all of them being good ones either. Some of his good traits include his cunning, bravery, and hard work ethic. On the other hand, his negative traits are his excessive pride, immense curiosity, and rather large temper.

Read More
584 Words | 3 Pages

Carolyn Kizner’s pantoum “Parent Pantoum” (1996) laminates that the speaker is conflicted about her daughter’s adolescent behavior and attitude. Kizner explores the speakers discontent between herself and her children using metaphor, juxtaposition, and parallel structure. Through her contemporary pantoum, Kizners speaker marvels at her “enormous children” (1) in order to try to understand how the girls can “moan about their age” (6) but still appear in “fragile heals and long black dresses” (7). Kizners pantoum addresses the speakers view on how kids act when they are in their adolescent years with a bewildered tone, however; as the poem progresses, the speaker develops her own ideas about why teens behave the way they do in a hopeful and proud tone.

Read More
402 Words | 2 Pages

There is an important lesson that Telemachus stands to learn from the Telemachy. That lesson would be the transition from boyhood, to manhood. The Telemachy helps provoke much thought on this particular lesson that Telemachus stands to learn throughout the journey of books 1 through 4 of The Odyssey of Homer. Beginning in book 1, Telemachus is unhappy about what is happening in his home. His mother, Penelope, is under force to become remarried due to the disappearance and/or death, of her husband, Odysseus.

Read More
747 Words | 3 Pages

First one is “everyone must have the freedom to communicate with anyone”, because the most efficient way to deal with numerous problems is to trust people to work out the difficulties directly with each other without having to check for permission. Second principle is “it must be safe for everyone to offer ideas”, Pixar make a concerted effort to make it safe to criticize by showing what they liked and did not like with the explanation why. The third principle is “we must stay close to innovations happening in the academic community” in order to reinforce the mind-set to improve their

Read More

More about Comparing Hellenism And Hebraism In Tennyson's Poem

Related Topics

Open Document