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Moa Ekbom

@quosego.bsky.social

Jourhavande filolog Forskare vid KTH Future Humanities Initiative Här är antologin jag redaktörat: https://appellforlag.se/bok/oavsett-vad-vi-kallar-skonhet/

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Deidre Lynch@drbibliomane.bsky.social · yesterday

You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

Moa Ekbom@quosego.bsky.social · 7d ago

Srsly, am having the BEST SUMMER EVER, every day brings more Homeric discourse; philology slap fights, livid classicists, Odyssean hot takes, and translators who rage! THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE IT!

Moira Donegan@moiradonegan.bsky.social · last wk.

On the one hand I literacy is in decline, our collective capacity for attention & critical thought has been grievously eroded, and all of us are getting stupider, easier to exploit, and less alert to beauty. On the other hand, pop culture is currently dominated by a war of competing classicists.

Louise@selkies.bsky.social · last wk.

Is this a good time to mention that in college my History of Translation lecturer (Michael Cronin) told us that one of the first vernacular translations of The Illiad was into Irish, and the translator had to give the main characters dogs because in Gaelic society a free man had a dog

hermanos.@iamdavidbrothers.com · last wk.

Homer called it a "wine-dark sea" because Cool Blue was the most popular flavor of wine back in those days. lost to history now, I'm afraid. climate change and all.

Moa Ekbom@quosego.bsky.social · last wk.

Det är en fantastisk sommar för en filolog, med en ständigt ivrig Homeros-debatt! Glädjen i att inte bara originalet utan även dess många mångförslagna varianter och adaptioner uppmärksammas! En gnutta brännstoff till HOT HOMER SUMMER om en mindre lyckad dito: tidskriftenrespons.se/artikel/irrf...

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Lagom till biopremiären av Christopher Nolans The Odyssey ges Stephen Frys tolkning av diktverket ut på svenska. Men liksom Homeros epos gör den sig sannolikt bättre hörd än läst.

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FabienBP@fabienbp.eurosky.social · last wk.

Le Monde m'a invité à écrire une tribune à propos de l'adaptation de l'Odyssée par Christopher Nolan, mise en ligne aujourd'hui, disponible dans le numéro en kiosque ces dimanche et lundi 🏺 www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl... 📰 @lemonde.fr

« “L’Odyssée” de Christopher Nolan est probablement l’une des adaptations cinématographiques les plus fidèles aux textes homériques »

TRIBUNE. Le film du réalisateur britannico-américain invite à une réflexion riche et nuancée sur l’humanité. Ce faisant, il fait résonner l’œuvre d’Homère avec le présent, relève l’historien Fabien Bi...

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EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 2w ago

There is a lot to say about the Nolan Odyssey movie. But one point that I think has not been emphasized enough is: this is a film about living in LA, as Nolan, my erstwhile British compatriot and age mate, has done for years. I gather it’s a strange place.

Moa Ekbom@quosego.bsky.social · last mo.

I och med att Christopher Nolans redan omdiskuterade filmatisering av Odysséen kommer om bara ngra veckor så utlyses härmed HOT HOMER SUMMER! För att fira det har 20TAL lagt min text från 2022 (!!!) om översättning av Odysséen (och om hår) online, helt gratis: 20tal.se/aktuellt/tje...

Tjej-Homeros - 20TAL

Får vem som helst översätta? Hur mycket är de val som görs färgade av översättarnas fördomar och liv? I essän »Tjej-Homeros«, publicerade i 20TAL nr 7 2022, undersöker filologen Moa Ekbom hur män och ...

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD@greenleejw.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Eels are classic. And also classical! In fact, they're the only fish mentioned by name in Homer's Iliad. In Book 21, Achilles kills a Trojan in the River Scamander. Like ya do. And immediately, the eels begin to nibble on the dead man's kidneys. Nibble. 'Cause eels are dainty. 🗃️🧪

Meme. Ancient Greek-style art of 2 warriors fighting in front of a wall, with the Trojan horse in the background. The scene is orange tinted, with the warriors in black. The warrior on the right wears a shield, helmet, & a swashbuckling cloak. He holds a spear and is lunging forward to stab his opponent. The warrior on the left has no armor. He has an arrow in his ankle, and so is probably Achilles. He has a sword raised, but it's not going to help. He's about to be stabbed, and he can't even reach his foe. The scene looks very much like a Mortal Combat level. Behind the men are the walls of the city, with the head of a giant horse rearing above the wall. It seems to watching the fight like a Pokemon battle. It's muzzle points towards the warrior on the right as if to say, "That's my dawg." Achilles, on the left, feels cold fingers around his heart. He had hoped the Horse would save him, but his hopes have been betrayed. The Horse is a cruel mistress. Meme text reads: "Home's The Eeliad"
Tartt ABCs@tartt-abc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In 1500 words Nurayn Khan exhausts and deplores a tangential harvardness, whose essence is distilled from narrator Richard's attractions to a straightforward elitism. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Secret History / Donna Tartt – #booksky theharvardpoliticalreview.com/tartt-secret...

Harvard and The Secret History - Harvard Political Review

Donna Tartt’s “The Secret History” in many ways, mirrors Harvard’s elitist culture, exposing the often harmful social dynamics that exclusive social spaces create.

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