Oct
11
No One’s Ways: An Essay on Infinite Naming
Homer recounts how, trapped inside a monster’s cave, with nothing but his wits to call upon, Ulysses once saved himself by twisting his name. He called himself Outis: “No One,” or “Non-One,” “No Man,” or “Non-Man.” He blinded his barbaric host and eluded him, becoming anonymous, for a while, even as he bore a name. Please join us for a discussion between two of our most admired critics on the way in which a grammatical possibility can be an incitement for thought.
Co-sponsored by the Program in Humanistic Studies at the Humanities Council