University of Toronto Press 1997

Dedicated to IRENE SLOAN, GEORGE MARTIN – “and all who guided my steps”.

In 1951-52, Father Lee was taught Virgil at the University of Toronto by Professor Donald Oakley Robson . In his will, Professor Robson made provision for classical lectures to be given, from time to time, by a distinguished scholar – and then published. This book is based on the fourth in the series of published Robson Classical Lectures.

1. ABOUT QUESTING
   Don Quixote de la Mancha
   Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell
   The Epic of Gilgamesh
2. THE OLIVE TREE BED – Homer’s ODYSSEY
   Odysseus’ quest for his home in Ithaka
   for his son, Telemachus
   and for his faithful wife, Penelope.
3. THE GOLDEN BOUGH – Virgil’s AENEID
   Aeneas’ quest for his destiny as the founder of Rome.
4. THE HOLY GRAIL – Wagner’s PARSIFAL
   the quest for the lost Holy Spear and its re-integration with the Holy Grail.
5. THE ETERNAL FEMININE – Goethe’s FAUST
   Faust’s quest for knowledge and his salvation thanks to the “eternal feminine”.
6. WHAT ITHAKAS MEAN
   Your quest to discover yourself.

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