El somni d'Ulisses

The Mediterranean is an apparently placid sea over which black clouds often hover, a place of meeting and at the same time of conflict, the cradle of classical myths and of the great monotheistic religions, the scene of some of the most dazzling creations of humanity and battlefield of terrible wars. With extraordinary amenity, José Enrique Ruiz-Domènec builds an elegant portrait of the Mediterranean world from classical antiquity to the present day that integrates ideas and events, historical and literary figures, political intrigues and human passions, works of art and books from a library of knowledge universal. From the death of Socrates to Charlemagne, from Marco Polo to Napoleon and the wise men of Egypt, from Trieste to Israel, from Olympic Barcelona to the Balkan War, The Dream of Ulysses is the great work of a master of historiography who , after forty years of study on the Mediterranean and various successful books, presents the definitive synthesis of a melting pot of civilizations that has indelibly marked the course of history for three thousand years.