Tennyson uses the episode as a kind of metaphor for complete resignation: the feeling that maybe it’s better to surrender, disengage from the world and its troubles, and live mainly for rest and mindless pleasure.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
A classic poem for our time…
… Siren Song of the Idle Life - WSJ. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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