Abstract
The novel The city of Ulysses by the contemporary portuguese writer, Teolinda Gersão, oscillates between romance, essay and historiographical text. In the book, the protagonist Paulo narrates two stories that mix, one of love for Cecília, another of love for Lisbon.
The city that was mythically founded by Ulysses, the hero of Homer's Odyssey. The myth reborns during the lovers' artistic project, reflecting a kind of encounter on several levels to help understand the portuguese identity itself.
Through a literary spatial analysis of the two essential spaces, a city and a house, communication attempts to discover new meanings and broader interpretative views.