Interesting. Beautifully and succinctly, Kaufman has linked Turner to Odysseus sailing past the Sirens and then to each of us as we each attempt our own heroic confrontation with the furious power of internal and external forces--forces that, like the ancient Greek gods, or the sublime nature of beauty, are beyond our control or even understanding.
Valorie Bunce replied on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 09:27am
Interesting. Beautifully and succinctly, Kaufman has linked Turner to Odysseus sailing past the Sirens and then to each of us as we each attempt our own heroic confrontation with the furious power of internal and external forces--forces that, like the ancient Greek gods, or the sublime nature of beauty, are beyond our control or even understanding.