Daniel Mendelsohn—Cavafy translator and author of The Elusive Embrace: Desire and the Riddle of Identity—visits the Getty Villa for a discussion about “the paradoxical role of mistakes in works of great literature. Paying special attention to Homer’s Odyssey and its hero Odysseus, Mendelsohn investigates the ethical and structural value of screwing up. He explores the ways that missteps and gaffes lead to satisfying stories, and how characters gain insight as they arc from stubborn self-confidence to humbling realizations of error.”*
DANIEL MENDELSOHN—TO CLEVER BY HALF: WHAT WE LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF GREAT LITERARY CHARACTERS, Monday, November 6, at 7:30 pm.

GETTY VILLA AUDITORIUM, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu.

*getty.edu/museum/programs/lectures/mendelsohn_lecture.html

Penelope and Odysseus.