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TIRESIAS:“This day shall be your parent and your destroyer.”After about Hegel’s interpretation of Greek tragedy, particularly in the case of Antigone, I felt it was time to reread them—As I understand it, Hegel places Sophocles as a sort of middle point where the Greek *sittlichkeit*, or ethical order, was unraveling, as the roles determined by the state were no longer regarded as natural. In Hegel’s reading, Sophoclean actors all believe they are remaining faithful to a natural ethical order. I...
ajax gets 3 stars for having too much agamemnon and menelaus being douches (god sophocles... god), the others are decent i suppose
Oedipe Roi: chef d’oeuvre!
I always enjoy rereading the Greek Plays and Classics. There are so many excellent quotations and they never go out of date, since they deal with universal human emotions and thinking.
Ten stars!
As always, I can't find exactly what I wanted to put in here...I'm currently translating Sophocles' Electra, using the Cambridge commentary by J.H. Kells. And occasionally looking at this Loeb edition as well.
One of the ten best books I've ever read.
Nietzsche's midwife.Come for Oedipus, stay for Ajax.
