Gazelle, on the final pages of her Susan Taubes study. Gazelle, putting the finishing touches to her Susan Taubes study.
A genuine scholarly monograph. To be published by a decent press.
One of the first of its kind on the work of Susan Taubes. All but cornering the market of Susan Taubes studies. Making herself a person to invite to conferences on the work of Susan Taubes. She’ll become one of the Susan Taubes people.
Of course, that wouldn’t satisfy Gazelle. She wouldn’t want to be just a Susan Taubes scholar. A philosopher: that’s what Gazelle wanted to be. Not some historian of ideas. Not some intellectual biographer. A philosopher in her own right! Like Susan Taubes herself, in her prime!
Not just a Susan Taubes expert! Not merely a Susan Taubes aficionado! Gazelle, who will probably be promoted ahead of us. Gazelle, who will make senior lecturer before us. Reader! Gaelle, who’d even be Professor Gazelle before too much longer. Showing us up.
And to whom will she dedicate it, her Susan Taubes study? Will she credit Livia? Will she thank us in the acknowledgements? Will she name us individually?
Work in Progress 