The Odyssey: From Homer to Nolan

This summer saw the release of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster based on Homer’s epic poem from around 700 BCE. What was Odysseus really like in Homer’s poem, and what has Hollywood turned him into?

Join Homer expert and NRK cultural commentator Inger Merete Hobbelstad for an evening exploring the Odyssey and the work’s journey through cultural history, from foundational Greek epic to Hollywood.

In conversation with Eirik Bø from the House of Literature.