Title: The Odyssey
Author: Homer (tranlsated by Emily Wilson)
Genre: Classics, Greek Mythology
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication Date: November 7, 2017
Pages: 582… mais 934 palavras
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Book Club Review: The Odyssey
GABBLER RECOMMENDS: 'Is Homer’s Calypso a Feminist Icon or a Rapist?' by Stephanie McCarter
mais 332 palavrasBut of course the affairs male gods have with mortal women are often best described as rape, a term that likewise fits Calypso’s sexual domination of Odysseus as she replicates the very system with which she finds fault.
Gabbler Recommends: 'Taking Flight, The Throne, Or The Spellbook: The Ways We Process Anxiety Over Women In Power'
mais 111 palavras“I think women are held to the impossible standard of having to be perfect, not being allowed to make mistakes,” Miller said of her giving more voice to the inner life of Circe.
Labor Pains in the Church
This morning the top story on my Facebook newsfeed was a post about the sudden resignation of one of my former profs at Sacred Heart Major Seminary — one of the few female professors, who had taught there for decades. mais 455 palavras
New Year, New Classics
I’ve loved mythology ever since I learned how to read.
In elementary school, I would sneak into the school library during lunchtime to meet Ms. Mitchell, the librarian, who had stacks of mythology books set aside for me. mais 415 palavras
Emily Wilson's Translation of the Odyssey
I’ve been hearing about this book for a while now, and planning to read it. I last read the Odyssey decades ago, mainly because I regarded it as part of my education. mais 167 palavras
A nova tradução da Odisseia, uma interpretação feminina
Durante séculos as mulheres não tiveram acesso ao estudo, pois este era um privilégio reservado aos homens. Por esse motivo, as grandes obras clássicas foram não só escritas, mas, ao menos até um período relativamente recente, também traduzidas exclusivamente por homens. mais 650 palavras
