How Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ is relevant today
"Classics are classic because all of us are always living the same old stories and dynamics, always enacting the same old characters and themes," writes Daniel Mendelsohn, author of "An Odyssey," which revisits the ancient Greek epic poem.
‘Don’t write—just type,’ and more advice from author Daniel Mendelsohn
"If you think of writing as a job, as just getting the stuff out there, you’ll do a lot better than if you keep waiting for the angel of inspiration to visit," says Mendelsohn.
Discussion questions on ‘An Odyssey’
"An Odyssey" is the story of what happens when Daniel Mendelsohn's 81-year-old father decides to sit in on his college course on the ancient Greek epic poem.
‘An Odyssey’ is May’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club
"An Odyssey" is the story of what happened when Daniel Mendelsohn's 81-year-old father, Jay, enrolled in his college course on Homer's epic poem.
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