homelessness

Home and Homelessness in Epic, Part 4

Part 4 of this series is an overview of “home” and “homeless(ness)” and a closing personal comment.

The notion of “home” is multilayered. In this essay we look at Homer peeling back the many layers of what “home” is for Odysseus.

What is “home” and “homeless(ness)”? Explore what the epics the Odyssey and Beloved have to say about it.