The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.
It is, in part a sequel to the Iliad. In the Odyssey, Odysseus and his men face many perils
throughout many of their journeys. Furthermore, Odysseus usually ends up learning a
lesson. For example, the myth of odysseus and penelope is very influential. Penelope had
watched for her husband’s return, waiting for him loyally, though suspecting his identity
once he returns. Penelope tests Odysseus who had been gone and out of her life for 20
years, she knew not weather he was alive or dead. Artis, Johann Tischbein and poet
Linda Pastan went a step further to reveal how their work compares to human
experiences. In Penelope and Odysseus by Johann
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( “The
Extraordinary Power Of The Ordinary” The Mezzo Cammin ). Linda Pastan became a poet and
a writer at a very young age, at the age of 12 she was already sending work to “The New
Yorker” ( “The Extraordinary Power Of The Ordinary” The Mezzo Cammin ) . Although
Pastan’s father prefered for her to be a doctor and not a poet , Linda attended Radcliffe
college and graduated in 1954, she also received a masters degree in 1957 ( “The
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Extraordinary Power Of The Ordinary” The Mezzo Cammin ). Pastans most recent collection
is, Insomnia, this collection appeared at the beginning of fall and Since 1987, her
poems,books,and stories have appeared on “The Paris Review” ( “The Extraordinary
Power Of The Ordinary” The Mezzo Cammin ) . In her childhood Linda Pastan was very isolated
and spent most of her time reading, writing books, and poems ( “The Extraordinary Power Of
The Ordinary” The Mezzo Cammin ) . When Pastan had her own family she gave up poetry and
writing to focus on her family ( “The Extraordinary Power Of The Ordinary” The