According to Perez Hilton (don't'cha just love my impecable journalistic sources?), American rapper Jay-Z has cited Homer's Odyssey as one of the six books that have "made a difference in his life" in O, The Oprah Magazine of all places.
"This epic poem was kind of difficult for me to get through, but it has a beautiful rhythm. I got lost in reading about Odysseus’ struggle to get home and his longing for someone so strong, as his wife was, waiting for him. That’s like a dream—that kind of strength, love, loyalty."
Nothing about his philandering, cheating and flirting with underage young ladies (Nausicaa, I'm looking at you), then?
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I had always thought of Odysseus as the hero of second-hand car salespersons, but this (gangsta ?) rap connection merits further exploration.
ReplyDeleteAlso, as a dear American friend recently surmised: "epic is poetry written by nerds about jocks".