The Detachment of Telemachus.
This contribution emphasizes that reading--academic or not--is an act that takes place in front of and in relation to others, deeply situated and often provisional. I suggest a reading--or rather a redescription--of the Odyssey's Telemachus as such a reader, and of Telemachus's own scholarly readers...
| Publicado en: | Helios Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 95 - 115 |
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Texas Tech University Press
Fall2023
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| Sumario: | This contribution emphasizes that reading--academic or not--is an act that takes place in front of and in relation to others, deeply situated and often provisional. I suggest a reading--or rather a redescription--of the Odyssey's Telemachus as such a reader, and of Telemachus's own scholarly readers by extension. I advocate thinking of reading as neither purely generous or suspicious, and I reflect on the status of ostensibly minor figures as observers and readers. |
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