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- Title
Odysseus in Eden: Gladstone's Homer and the Idea of Universal Epic, 1850-1880.
- Authors
Gange, David
- Abstract
The article discusses the eclectic nature of Victorian literature and describes ways in which the writer William Gladstone helped to incorporate pagan and Christian beliefs into epic poetry. It presents an examination of the combination of the works of the Greek writer Homer and those found in the Bible by writers including Robert Wilberforce, Lewis Morris, and John Milton. It also provides an analysis of Gladstone's book "Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age," discusses a resurgence in Homeric thought due to archaeological discoveries by the archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, and explores the influence of religious factionalism on Christian literature.
- Subjects
GLADSTONE, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898; 19TH century English literature; HOMER, fl. ca. 900 B.C.-ca. 801 B.C.; BIBLE &; literature; ENGLISH epic poetry; STUDIES on Homer &; the Homeric Age (Book); WILBERFORCE, Robert; MORRIS, Lewis; MILTON, John, 1608-1674
- Publication
Journal of Victorian Culture, 2009, Vol 14, Issue 2, p190
- ISSN
1355-5502
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.3366/E1355550209000782