Tag Archives: Sophocles

Are You an Antigone or an Ismene?

In an essay calling Chinese activist Chow Hang Tung “the Antigone of Hong Kong,” Wendy Gan compares herself to Ismene.

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McCarthy a Greek Hero? NOT!

Kevin McCarthy is no tragic hero. He does resemble a minor figure from “Julius Caesar,” however.

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Got a Problem? Call a Poet

Tragedy, it turns out, is a powerful literary form for dealing with posttraumatic fear.

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First They Came for Toni Morrison, Then…

In the right attacks Toni Morrison novels, does this mean that Homer, Dostoevsky, Milton, and Sophocles are next?

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The Afghan Debacle, a Greek Tragedy

There’s an element of Greek tragedy in the withdrawal from Afghanistan, starting with arrogance and ending with fate.

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Freud: Lit Leads to Self Mastery

A Freudian analysis of why we are drawn to literature and what it does for us.

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A Partial Defense of Plato’s Poet Ban

Perhaps Plato banished poets from his ideal society because he appreciated the destructive potential of stories. He’s relevant in light of today’s conspiracy theories.

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How Tragedy Made Greek Lives Better

Aristotle saw Greek tragedy as teaching citizens the process of deliberation.

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Post of the Year: Plagues in Literature

A survey of literature through the ages that has dealt with plagues.

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