 The character of Ulysses ( in Greek , Odysseus ) has been explored widely in literature . The adventures of Odysseus were first recorded in Homer 's Iliad and Odyssey ( c . 800 – 700 BC ) , and Tennyson draws on Homer 's narrative in the poem . Most critics , however , find that Tennyson 's Ulysses recalls Dante 's Ulisse in his Inferno ( c . 1320 ) . In Dante 's re @-@ telling , Ulisse is condemned to hell among the false counsellors , both for his pursuit of knowledge beyond human bounds and for his adventures in disregard of his family . 
 The character of Ulysses ( in Greek , Odysseus ) <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> been explored widely in literature . The adventures of Odysseus <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> first recorded in Homer <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>Iliad and Odyssey ( c . 800 – 700 BC ) , and Tennyson <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>draws</mark></a> on Homer <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>narrative in the poem . Most critics , however , find that Tennyson <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>Ulysses <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>recalls</mark></a> Dante <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>Ulisse in his Inferno ( c . 1320 ) . In Dante <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>re @-@ telling , Ulisse is condemned to hell among the false counsellors , both for his pursuit of knowledge beyond human bounds and for his adventures in disregard of his family . 
The character of Ulysses ( in Greek , Odysseus ) done been explored widely in literature . da adventures of Odysseus was first recorded in Homer  Iliad and Odyssey ( c . 800 – 700 BC ) , and Tennyson draw on Homer  narrative in tdapoem . Most critics , however , find that Tennyson  Ulysses recall Dante  Ulisse in his Inferno ( c . 1320 ) . In Dante  re @-@ tellin , Ulisse is condemned to hell among the false counsellors , both fir his pursuit of knowledge beyond human bounds and for his adventures in disregard of his fam .