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Sophocles

Emily Dickinson and Antigone

Greg – As I was reading Antigone, I noticed several similar themes and motifs between Antigone and the work of the poet Emily Dickinson. Both Antigone and Emily Dickinson were women who countered their cultural traditions by not taking a husband. Their voices were dismissed because they were regarded as insane because they did not […]Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb3-2013 | Tagged with Antigone, Death, Emily Dickinson, Sophocles

Antigone and Other Nonsensical Thoughts

First of all, I’d like to say congratulations to everyone who has written and handed in their first Arts One paper. Yesterday night marked the first paper that I will write for University and to me, I think it marks the beginning of my University career.   When I first read Antigone, I was surprised […] Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb4-2013 | Tagged with Antigone, Sophocles

Antigone: How to ruin your life.

Hello friends, today I blog about a whimsically lighthearted play, Sophocles’ Antigone. (heavy sarcasm intended). I must start off saying that this book was actually a very inviting read, and I found that it made its point whilst allowing for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb4-2013 | Tagged with Sophocles

Sophocles, Antigone

Sophocles, Antigone

Video of lecture by Robert Crawford for the “Remake/Remodel” theme

Posted in lecture, Remake/Remodel, Rob Crawford, video | Tagged with Classics, drama, Greece, Sophocles, theatre, tragedy

am i reading shakespeare or sophocles

actually though, i was told in the past that greek tragedies are very interesting and it ends out the same way as shakespeare tragedies do: EVERYBODY DIES but i feel like in antigone, there was some sort of moral to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb4-2013 | Tagged with Sophocles

Auntie gah knee

Hello Arts One Friends, It’s time for another Seamus Fera blog. WOOT WOOT HOLLA #iamubc So tonight at 8:23 pm I will be discussing the beautiful Sophoclean play Antigone. Hopefully I will be be able to make this funny, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb4-2013 | Tagged with Sophocles

Oedipus the King – Julian Figueroa’s first impressions

Medea was a thrill and Oedipus has a lot in store for us as well.  This is a great play, also akin to Medea in its dialogue and its conflicts in the monarchy. A terrible curse/plague has befallen Thebes, and great King Oedipus sends Creon (his brother in law) to seek the advice of Apollo. He […] Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb1-2012 | Tagged with Sophocles

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