Antigone Journal Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Oedipus the King
SophoclesAntigone Journal"What’s the difference between a tyrant and a king? This question matters quite a bit when it comes to understanding Greek tragedy – not least in working out how misleading it is to call Sophocles’ famous play about Oedipus’ downfall 'Oedipus the King'." https://t.co/fDNVUjPbYY
Paperback, Mass Market, 2005
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Antigone
SophoclesAntigone Journal"As the arguments splinter, Sophocles stages how political rhetoric that sounds reasonable breaks down into violent distortion. Each person’s commitment to the cause leads them to adopt ever more extreme positions that deform the principles they hold dear" https://t.co/3iG9IyIJIV
Paperback, 1990
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Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia WoolfAntigone JournalVirginia Woolf paused writing Mrs Dalloway to craft her essay "On not knowing Greek", whose cunning title cloaks her intense passion for Ancient Greek and its literature. To mark its centenary, we reprint that essay, along with another philhellenic piece: https://t.co/eUrRMsqE8r
Paperback, 1990
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Lysistrata
AristophanesAntigone Journal"Aristophanes wasn’t above a cheap laugh. But he also wasn’t afraid to speak plainly to his audience about issues of crucial importance. In his plays he remains focused on the corrupt and pompous, the powerful and unprincipled, especially in times of war." https://t.co/7F678wO3UF
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Medea
SenecaAntigone JournalThe tragedy Medea ends as it began: with a classic horror motif. Medea floats off to heaven in a chariot drawn by winged serpents and Jason dismisses her by saying "testare nullos esse qua veneris deos" (bear witness that there are no gods where you ride). https://t.co/q3pKNVVmJ4
Paperback, 1986
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Lamia
John KeatsAntigone JournalJohn Keats had a life-long engagement with ancient art, using Classical myths (among them Endymion and Hyperion) to explore his philosophical concerns. His “Lamia” (1820) constitutes a subversive retelling of the ancient story recounted in Philostratus: https://t.co/DFIpPX8ync
Hardcover, 2022
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Mrs Dalloway
Virginia WoolfAntigone JournalVirginia Woolf paused writing Mrs Dalloway to craft her essay "On not knowing Greek", whose cunning title cloaks her intense passion for Ancient Greek and its literature. To mark its centenary, we reprint that essay, along with another philhellenic piece: https://t.co/eUrRMsqE8r
Hardcover, 2021
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
Stephen GreenblattAntigone JournalDo you know Stephen Greenblatt's book The Swerve: How the World Became Modern? Its thesis, that the rediscovery of Lucretius' Epicurean poem De Rerum Natura forged the Renaissance, wowed many readers. But Luke Slattery now asks, what if it's totally wrong? https://t.co/WySPxpW3Eu
Paperback, 2012
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