“Fiction has consisted either of placing imaginary characters in a true story, which is the Iliad, or of presenting the story of an individual as having a general historical value, which is the Odyssey.” CharacterStoriesValuesIndividualFictionHistoricalImaginaryPresentingTrue StoryOdysseyIliadHistorical Value Author:Raymond Queneau
“One can easily classify all works of fiction either as descendants of the Iliad or of the Odyssey.” FictionDescendantsOdysseyIliad Author:Raymond Queneau
“A very great Iliad... concerns the creation of a nation.” NationsCreationConcernRehabilitationIliad Author:Raymond Queneau
“The Iliad is the private lives of people thrown into disorder by history.” PeopleThrownDisorderPrivate LifeIliad Author:Raymond Queneau
“It doesn't seem to me that anyone has discovered much that's new since the Iliad or the Odyssey.” SeemsOdysseyIliad Author:Raymond Queneau
