Today, I'm examining Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey, comparing it to the film, and taking a look at the relevance of oral storytelling in a world where no one reads anymore.
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"Democracy, Neo-Orality, and the Unraveling of Political Norms: What Can We Social and Political Scholars Do?" by Jacqueline Fendt https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=143088
"The End of Reading is Here" by Rose Horowitch https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson: https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780393356250
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This month, we're reading "Beloved" by Toni Morrison https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781400033416
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