 The Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli ( 1855 – 1912 ) stated that his long lyric poem L 'ultimo viaggio was an attempt to reconcile the portrayals of Ulysses in Dante and Tennyson with Tiresias 's prophecy that Ulysses would die " a mild death off the sea " . Pascoli 's Ulysses leaves Ithaca to retrace his epic voyage rather than begin another . 
 The Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli ( 1855 – 1912 ) stated that his long lyric poem L <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>ltimo viaggio was an attempt to reconcile the portrayals of Ulysses in Dante and Tennyson with Tiresias <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>prophecy that Ulysses would die " a mild death off the sea " . Pascoli <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>Ulysses <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>leaves</mark></a> Ithaca to retrace his epic voyage rather than begin another . 
The Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli ( 1855 – 1912 ) stated dat his long lyric poem L  ltimo viaggio was an attempt to reconcile da portrayals of Ulysses in Dante and Tennyson w/ Tiresias  prophecy that Ulysses would die " a mild death off the sea " . Pascoli  Ulysses leave Ithaca to retrace his epic voyage rather den begin anotha .