Daniel Mendelsohn discusses Homer's Odyssey - The Western Canon Podcast

Daniel Mendelsohn joins The Western Canon Podcast to discuss his new book An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and An Epic, as well as the lasting importance of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. In this interview, Daniel and Jordan also discuss what the Odyssey has to say about fathers, as well as sons and husbands and wives; Daniel's relationship with his own father; Odysseus's status as a hero; the health of the humanities; and the Western Canon matters, even in 2017.

[@jd-ff7xe]

brilliant!

[@iWizard]

Thanks for watching!

[@ruthjones3838]

Thanks for this wonderful, insightful interview. It highlights life's complexities as causes for exploration, open enquiry and celebration.

[@etbadaboum]

Thanks a lot! Great time...