Richard Dyer Bennet: "The Odyssey" - part II of II

Part 2: Filmed in 1980, this portrait explores the great minstrel's work with Robert Fitzgerald's translation of Homer's great epic, "The Odyssey".

Link back to part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VgMc5NaFpA

Here's a link to my Dyer-Bennet playlist: http://www.youtube.com/user/kadoguy2006#grid/user/F6289AE684937057

"Sing in me muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending..."

From Library Journal, Paul Wiener:
"Rarely have I seen a visual essay of such beauty. The editing, the camera work and the calm intelligent passion of Dyer-Bennet himself will anchor the performer, project, translator and poem securely in the shifting seas of literary greatness for generations."

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• dyer-bennet
• robert
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• homer
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• Ὀδύσσεια
• Odysseia
• Odysseus
• Ulysses
• Ὅμηρος
• Ὁμήρου

[kadoguy2006]

@cooperdogable Dyer-Bennet was a remarkable performer/storyteller. He was the only traditional singer to be managed by the legendary impresario Sol Hurok.

[cooperdogable]

This is so enchanting. What a lovely soul. The Carnegie Hall recital must have been divine. I can imagine how he held the audience in the palm of his hand.