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It was like finding out Odysseus's crew wants to kill him.
Hubris, it's not just for breakfast anymore wendigomountain 2009
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But I sense the callowness of pure Romanticism in such a rejection of restraint -- as coded into Odysseus's hood, into his arrival in disguise, as a beggar.
Archive 2010-03-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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This fresh take on Odysseus's more patient half is part of Studio Theatre's festival celebrating the works of the Dublin-born playwright.
On stage in March 2011
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But I sense the callowness of pure Romanticism in such a rejection of restraint -- as coded into Odysseus's hood, into his arrival in disguise, as a beggar.
On the Sublime Hal Duncan 2010
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Circe invited Odysseus's crew – today's television audience – to a feast of familiar food, MacDonald's french fries, a pottage of President's Choice Blue Menu cheese and meal, sweetened with honey and flavoured with wine, but laced with one of her magical potions – repetitive advertising – and she turned them all into pigs, yes, with: advertising, after they gorged themselves on it.
Advertising, The Goddess Circe and Vancouver’s Olympic Games 2010
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A discussion of Odysseus's encounter with his wife Penelope's suitors — who try to kill him at the end of "The Odyssey" — is illumined by a comparison with the scene in the movie "Pulp Fiction" in which Jules and Vincent argue over whether their close call with a gunman was a miracle or merely a statistical probability.
The Gods Return Eric Ormsby 2010
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Frequently, Homer tells us, Odysseus's comrades succumbed to fear, and fled, or lethargy, and "forgot" their journey.
Embracing the New: Avoiding a Routinized Life Dr. James Hollis 2010
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With its references to Penelope waiting for Odysseus's return, it's an interesting artwork.
Honfleur Gallery and Mexican Cultural Institute exhibits pit art against design 2010
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Circe invited Odysseus's crew – today's television audience – to a feast of familiar food, MacDonald's french fries, a pottage of President's Choice Blue Menu cheese and meal, sweetened with honey and flavoured with wine, but laced with one of her magical potions – repetitive advertising – and she turned them all into pigs, yes, with: advertising, after they gorged themselves on it.
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The hero's trial dates to Homer -- Odysseus's years of trials and wandering until he finally returns home -- runs though Shakespeare and, in a baseball context, reaches its zenith in the legend of Mickey Mantle.
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