The active reader in classical antiquity

This article proposes that literature in classical antiquity involved a more active role on the part of the reader than we are accustomed to today. Rather than surrender himself to the text, or enter a fictional world, the reader was expected to engage with the author and, as it were, share in the c...

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Autor principal: Konstan, David
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Publicado: Asociación Argentina de Estudios Clásicos (AADEC) - Ediciones UNL 2025
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spelling I26-R133-article-127102025-06-04T20:02:10Z The active reader in classical antiquity Konstan, David lectura lector activo papel del lector interpretación reading active reader reader's role interpretation This article proposes that literature in classical antiquity involved a more active role on the part of the reader than we are accustomed to today. Rather than surrender himself to the text, or enter a fictional world, the reader was expected to engage with the author and, as it were, share in the creation of a work's meaning and effects. Este artículo propone que el lector tenía en la literatura de la antigüedad clásica un papel más activo que el que en general tiene hoy en día. En vez de simplemente rendirse al texto, o sumergirse en un mundo de ficción, se esperaba que el lector entablara un diálogo con el autor y participara activamente en la creación del significado y de los efectos de la obra literaria. Asociación Argentina de Estudios Clásicos (AADEC) - Ediciones UNL 2025-06-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion texto Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/argos/article/view/12710 10.14409/argos.2006.30.5-16 Argos; Núm. 30 (2006): Argos; 5-16 Argos; No. 30 (2006): Argos; 5-16 Argos; n. 30 (2006): Argos; 5-16 1853-6379 0325-4194 10.14409/argos.2006.30 eng https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/argos/article/view/12710/17377 Derechos de autor 2023 Argos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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The active reader in classical antiquity
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