All Societies Are Historical.

Happy Nations Have No History. History Is The Study Of Mankind's Misfortune.

All Confessions Are Odysseys.

The Iliad Is The Private Lives Of People Thrown Into Disorder By History.

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.

One Can Easily Classify All Works Of Fiction Either As Descendants Of The Iliad Or Of The Odyssey.