Blogs about: Sophocles
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Antigone
The generally held view, the one that psychoanalysis has recapitulated but not yet fully explored, is that the kernel of the Sophoclean script treats of… more →
THE PSYCHOANALYTIC FIELD
It's Greek to Me
beckyblackpowell wrote 1 day ago: If you’ve not been to Nashville, you may not know about our version of The Parthenon. A full- … more →
Sophocles Psychotherapy
Joe wrote 1 week ago: Even the Ancients understood that we send our young men off to battle at the cost of their mental st … more →
Day 11
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David Thorley wrote 2 weeks ago: 5.04: One of the saddest sights I’ve ever seen lives about ten doors down from me. Lord knows what s … more →
Sphinx
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Linda wrote 2 weeks ago: Is this ballet for you? Go If: You like intensely physical dancing molded from contemporary choreogr … more →
Antigone
nilknarfsoive wrote 3 weeks ago: http://bookstove.com/drama/antigone-and-the-conflict-with-creon/ … more →
Oedipus the King
Chris Adamson wrote 4 weeks ago: It has been a long time since I read this great tragedy by Sophocles, but since my son got assigned … more →
Greek wisdom
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hopelens wrote 1 month ago: Much of our culture, until recent aberrant developments, owes its flavor to ancient Greece. Even muc … more →
Agora (2009) To Open
alexandrabond wrote 1 month ago: I learned of the release of Agora at Kallisti in Spain on October 6th, 2009. I hope it’ll come … more →
The Honesty of the Bible: Is it Evidence of Its Divine Origin?
jacobschriftman wrote 1 month ago: One argument in favor of the Bible’s divine inspiration is its honesty in portraying human failure. … more →
Jay Leno, non-reader, will make fun of you for not reading
Andrew wrote 2 months ago: OK, last Leno post hopefully for the rest of time but there was no way I could pass this up. This w … more →
Response to Nagy
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masterlaird wrote 2 months ago: Respond to the following quote by Gregory Nagy: “Theater…was taklen so seriously that we … more →
The Chorus in Greek Drama
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masterlaird wrote 2 months ago: What role does the Chorus play in Oedipus the King? Why should the Chorus be listed as a character? … more →
Teiresias
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masterlaird wrote 2 months ago: What role does Teiresias play in Oedipus the King? What ironies accompany this role? … more →
Suspense in Oedipus the King
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masterlaird wrote 2 months ago: How does Sophocles build suspense in Oedipus the King? … more →
Modifying Setting
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masterlaird wrote 2 months ago: In what ways did producers of Greek and Elizabethan dramas create a scene without the use of modern … more →
Antigone at USC - A Wasted Opportunity
anthonybaltierra wrote 2 months ago: If any member of the Trojan family happens to see a 2,415-year-old corpse roaming around the Bing Th … more →
Theatre: Trackers of Oxyrhynchus
neandellus wrote 2 months ago: Student theatre is a consistent delight to me. Of course we all know, or should know, that student t … more →
Oedipus Rex (1957)
azaleafaye wrote 2 months ago: This is the best movie I’ve seen in a while. The costumes. . . The overly dramatic acting. . . … more →
Work in Progress: HI, JUDEE!
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hahadead wrote 2 months ago: Hi, Judee! I came home from working at the lab for plenty of 0’s (and nothing else), distressed abou … more →
