A female tourist in Florence was recently photographed humping a statue of Dionysus. Euripides would understand.
Tag Archives: Euripides
Tourist Reenacts Euripides’s Bacchae
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Florida School Pulls Paradise Lost
A Florida County has pulled “Paradise Lost” from the shelves. It’s true that the work has “sexual content.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Bacchae, Book banning, canon wars, censorship, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Ron DeSantis, Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison Comments closed
Glück on the “Lethal, Unstable” Future
In “Empty Glass,” Glück does a deep dive into the many ways we strive to control an uncertain future.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Empty Glass", abusive relationships, control, Iphigenia at Aulis, Louise Glück, superstitions Comments closed
Philosophy Discusses Fearless Speech
Foucault uses Euripides to describe what the Greeks meant by “fearless speech.” Such speech is important is standing up to authoritarians today.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Bacchae, Electra, Fearless speech, free speech, Michel Foucault, Phoenician Women Comments closed
Ukraine Must Unite Athena with Poseidon
The ancient myth about Athena and Poseidon, historian Snyder argues, captures what Ukraine needs today in its battle with Russia.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Bacchae, Fascism, Philoctetes, Russo-Ukrainian War, Timothy Snyder Comments closed
Greek Tragedy & the Fragility of Goodness
Martha Nussbaum contents that Aristotle’s use of Greek tragedy gave him a particularly rich vision of how to lead a good life.
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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.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 1Q84, Aeschylus, conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, Haruki Murakami, Homer, philosophy vs. poetry, Plato, QAnon, Republic, Sophocles Comments closed
The Sexual Politics of Circe-Odysseus
Miller’s novel “Circe” engages with a long tradition of Circe and Odysseus depictions, including those of Homer, Virgil, Euripides, Sophocles, Dante, Tennyson, and Atwood.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Circe, Circe Mud Poems, Hecuba, Inferno, Madeline Miller, Margaret Atwood, Penelopiad, Philoctetes, Sexual Politics, Sophocles, Ulysses Comments closed
