Odysseys and Homecomings From Homer to “First Man”

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Odysseys and Homecomings From Homer to “First Man”

nos·tal·gia, /näˈstaljə/, noun, from νόστος, homecoming, + ἄλγος, achea sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the pastWe usually think of nostalgia as the wish to return home. Because I’ve been bitten by Classics, I couldn’t get Homer off my brain as I watched First Man, a recent film about Neil Armstrong’s moon landing out soon on Blu-ray and hailed as Damien Chazelle’s best. First Man reminds us of all the men such words lured into losing their lives on the testing ground before Armstrong’s name was inscribed in history.

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