Sophocles: Ajax (Revised) | 
pickI'd forgotten how visceral the Greek tragedies can be, especially the ones written by Sophocles. Ajax plunges you right into the horrors of death & grief, but also madness as how the ancient Greeks saw it: as determined by the gods. I read the version translated by John Moore, & the way in which Athena ruins Ajax's clarity of mind & vision because of his prior hubris (refusing her help during a war) was pretty chilling & devastating.
Sophronisba I haven't read the Greek tragedies since college. 2y
LeahBergen @Sophronisba I haven‘t, either! 2y
batsy @Sophronisba @LeahBergen Same here! I'm enjoying exploring it again this year via this readalong idea https://wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-ancient-greek-plays-in.ht... 2y
Graywacke Sophocles would have been master of contemporary film scriptwriting. 2y
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