摘要:Art is not an imitation of the exterior world, butit provides possible interpretations of the true. The myth channels the actions to the human meaning of an imaginary existential experience, object of a possible interpretation. This paper aims at proposing a reflection on the role of the Literature as a mediator art between the myth, the man and his history. Therefore, it reviews these issues within the Portuguese Literature through the work City of Ulisses written by Teolinda Gersão.