Mąż bywały? Odyseusz jako pokutujący homo rationalis w Podróżach do piekieł Bolesława Micińskiego
Worldly Man? Odysseus as a Penitent Homo Rationalis in the “Journeys to Hell” by Bolesław Miciński

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is the analysis of Odysseus in Bolesław Miciński’s essay Podróże do piekieł (“Journeys to Hell”). The main purpose is to show that the philosopher creates a new Odysseus described by specific epiteton ornans which underlines wisdom not the cunning of Homer’s hero. What is more, Miciński builds his vision of Odysseus using psychoanalysis and his own understanding of classicism. He treats these two perspectives as instruments to extract particular features of Odysseus. Miciński is building a new myth of Odysseus, the myth of homo rationalis, perfect ratio which can save the humanistic subjectivity in the XXth century.

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