Odysseus "Božské komedie" a limity lidského vědění

Abstract

The goal of this text is to examine the morally devised limits of human knowledge using examples from an exposition of Odysseus’ journey beyond the Pillars of Heracles found in Canto XXVI of Dante’s Divine Comedy. First, the literary context of the protagonist and its comparison with the ancient model will be briefly introduced. This will be followed by a separate analysis of the individual elements of the story in the light of the issue of the limits of knowledge mentioned above, taking into account the historical context.

Keywords

• dante alighieri
• divine comedy
• odysseus
• homer
• limits of knowledge
• ethics