10-05-2006, 10:48 PM
I think that I would not like it when my children were to read The Persian Boy, with its stereotypical description of the near east. That's what I would call a controversial novel. My point is that our classicists have a very conservative view on good literature; there's no book that challenges our western (heterosexual, Eurocentric, male...) prejudices.
And that's remarkable, because there used to be a time in which the study of the classics had something to do with liberty and emancipation. I am not arguing that this is better, but educators may have a less conservative bias. There must be some sort of middle course.
And that's remarkable, because there used to be a time in which the study of the classics had something to do with liberty and emancipation. I am not arguing that this is better, but educators may have a less conservative bias. There must be some sort of middle course.
