 Tennyson 's character , however , is not the lover of public affairs seen in Homer 's poems . Rather , " Ulisse " from Dante 's Inferno is Tennyson 's main source for the character , which has an important effect on the poem 's interpretation . Ulisse recalls his voyage in the Inferno 's 26th canto , in which he is condemned to the Eighth Circle of false counsellors for misusing his gift of reason . Dante treats Ulisse , with his " zeal … / T 'explore the world " , as an evil counsellor who lusts for adventure at the expense of his family and his duties in Ithaca . Tennyson projects this zeal into Ulysses ' unquenched desire for knowledge : 
 Tennyson <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>character , however , <a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>not</mark></a><a href='None' title='4'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='5'><mark>lover</mark></a> of public affairs seen in Homer <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>poems . Rather , " Ulisse " from Dante <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'s</mark></a>Inferno <a href='drop_aux' title='8'><mark>is</mark></a>Tennyson <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>main source for the character , which <a href='got' title='10'><mark>has</mark></a> an important effect on the poem <a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>'s</mark></a>interpretation . Ulisse <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>recalls</mark></a> his voyage in the Inferno <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>26th canto , in which he is condemned to the Eighth Circle of false counsellors for misusing his gift of reason . Dante <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>treats</mark></a> Ulisse , with his " zeal … / T 'explore the world " , as an evil counsellor <a href='null_relcl' title='15'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='16'><mark>lusts</mark></a> for adventure at the expense of his family and his duties in Ithaca . Tennyson <a href='uninflect' title='17'><mark>projects</mark></a> this zeal into Ulysses <a href='null_genetive' title='18'><mark>'</mark></a>unquenched desire for knowledge : 
Tennyson  character , however , ain't no lover of public affairs seen in Homer  poems . Rather , " Ulisse " from Dante  Inferno Tennyson  main source for da character , which got an important effect on tdapoem  interpretation . Ulisse recall his voyage in the Inferno  26th canto , in which he is condemned to the Eighth Circle of false counsellors for misusing his gift of reason . Dante treat Ulisse , with his " zeal … / T 'explore the world " , as an evil counsellor lust for adventure at the expense of his fam and his duties in Ithaca . Tennyson project this zeal into Ulysses  unquenched desire for knowledge :