Antigone, alone
[For anyone who regularly reads this blog (are there such persons? :)) I should explain that from time to time I’ll be writing posts on particular texts as part of teaching in the Arts One program. Students are blogging about these texts, and when I have time, I will do so too. You can see […] Continue reading →
Fragments
Forgive me, I took a break to read the Bacchae* and just missed midnight! Our master was in despair. We obeyed him and looked inside. We saw her down at the tomb’s end, hanged by the neck, a noose made from her linen robe; and him, his arms around her waist; bewept his bride and […] Continue reading →
What is philosophy?
This is gonna be a short one, I have an essay to work on! While searching for a definition of philosophy, I found an interesting (anonymous) answer in the comments on a blog post here: http://insocrateswake.blogspot.ca/2011/05/defining-philosophy.html In other disciplines, you learn more and more about less and less, until you know everything about nothing. In philosophy, […] Continue reading →
AnTiGoNe
Hi Friends, Sorry this blog post is mostly about me disagreeing with things.. First of all, I admit I looked at a few blog posts before starting mine and I noticed a few people talking about female empowerment in … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Born to be different
So I happened by my copy of Antigone in my town’s used book store. I bought it before we had known what editions we would need, but somehow fate led me to buy the exact edition we would be using. … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Ramblings on Antigone
Howdy pals! I’m finally getting around to blogging about Antigone, which is surprising for me because I enjoyed it much more than Gorgias. I found this play fairly easy and enjoyable to read! Not gonna lie, I am a huge Shakespeare nerd (WHY was Othello taken off the reading list omg no) and I found […] Continue reading →
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 […]
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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 →
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 →
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 →