Pensar como Ulises

What do ancient myths have to say to our time? What charm can they still offer to this digitally revolutionized century? Are these ancient narratives really capable of exercising their fascination in the liquid universe of Netflix and Amazon? Moved by curiosity and anxiety, which pushes us to investigate the reason for what happens to us, our concerns are the same ones that consumed Ulysses far from his Ithaca. Facing monsters and mermaids, he knew he had to rely on his wits to survive. This book offers us a journey through the memory and fantasy of the Greeks, Romans and moderns, to capture the inexhaustible vitality that continues to beat in the soul of what we call "classic". It shows us that in myths we can find answers to questions such as the debate around gender, the value of the body, the sense of justice and politics, war, violence, dreams, sports or the safeguarding of life. nature and the planet.