Ulysses (poem)
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Ulysses (poem) has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland attributes the Odyssey's endurance partly to the adaptability of its plot, citing Virgil, Dante and Tennyson.
“the basic plot of it is so adaptable it can be retold in so many ways and it has been retold in lots of ways”
The Rest Is History: 688. The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2) (Jul 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:02:11
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- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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688. The Odyssey: Return of the King (Part 2)The Rest Is History · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook retell the second half of Homer's Odyssey, from Telemachus's journey and Calypso's island to the slaughter of the suitors and reunion with Penelope.