The active reader in classical antiquity

David Konstan

doi:10.14409/argos.2006.30.5-16

The active reader in classical antiquity

Autores

David Konstan Brown University , ,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14409/argos.2006.30.5-16

Palavras-chave:

reading, active reader, reader's role, interpretation

Resumo

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.