Has anyone here read any Greek tragedy, particularly Euripedes. i'm doing A-level classics at the moment and wondered if anyone was up for a chat?
Has anyone here read any Greek tragedy, particularly Euripedes. i'm doing A-level classics at the moment and wondered if anyone was up for a chat?
I read some (not very in depth as they weren't the principal thing) for an exam I did last month, I probably forgot everything already...
I read "Iphigenia in Aulis" (I don't know if this is a proper translation) by Euripides, and "Orestea" By Eschilo (Eschilus? How the hell do you call the Greek guys in English?)
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Aeschylus.He's really hard, especially the first time. I ahven't read Iphigenia yet, was it any good. Probably is if it's Euripedes, he is my fav tragedian, because he looks at people and whowe are though he uses extreme situations. If you like Oresteia try Euripedes' Electra. It's really different and funny if you've read Aeschylus.
"There's nothing you can say that can't be sung."
I didn't like the Aeschylus thing. I preferred Euripides because some idea and the plot itslef seemed more interesting to me, but then I must say I'm not crazy about any of them, I'm not really a fan of greek stuff and I usually find it very hard to read theatre stuff (It wasn't written to be READ...
dead on the inside, i've got nothing to prove
keep me alive and give me something to lose
Go see it then.
"There's nothing you can say that can't be sung."
Or act it.
that's fun too.
"There's nothing you can say that can't be sung."
I'm doing Sophocles later this semester. Just Antigone.
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Me PLEEEASE!! I've read, Studied and taught Greek tragedy and I'd Love to talk about it. Sophocles is my personal favourite, but I'm Ok with Euripides and Aeschylus too. Thanks, Cassandra, I have been waiting for a discussion like this to get going!Originally posted by Cassandra
Has anyone here read any Greek tragedy, particularly Euripedes. i'm doing A-level classics at the moment and wondered if anyone was up for a chat?
And do you think we could widen up a little bit so as to allow Greek comedy a peep in and give some time to Aristophanes?
Sindhu.
I'm nobody, who are you?
Are you nobody too?
There's a pair of us, don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know!
How dreary to be somebody!
Sure. I'll try and read some quick. I like Oedipus rex best. i love Sophocles use of dramaic irony. It must take a lot to take a story everyone knows and still have people on tenterhooks. The catharsis at the end is really dodgey too. Oedipus did something that you find totally disgusting yet because he is really nice you feel awful for him, and that can still apply. It's great what you can learn about modern rules and philosophies through plays that are over 2000 years old.
"There's nothing you can say that can't be sung."
I've studied 'King Oedipus' by Sophocles and 'The Persians' by Aeschylus if you want to talk about. I think I don't like Aeschylus, either (as Koa said). In my Ancient History class last year we did a lengthy unit on Greek Drama which was fascinating, and surprisingly enough - I remember a lot of it.
Last edited by Munro; 02-22-2004 at 02:19 AM.
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- T.S. Eliot
Don't dis Aeschylus. he just has a very old fasioned manner and style (yes I know they are all thousands of years old). I didn't like Agammemnon first time but after having to read it a few times I really liked it, you hust have to miss the long choral odes. That's one of the things I prefer about Euripedes, his chourus seem like reall people in the play, and he sometimes uses them to poke fun at Aeschylus. I really like how you can see the progression in theatre through each person'e work, you can see it become more real and more about the characters, Aeschylus seems more into characters who are lofty and above the audience but one can really relate to Oedipus even though his situation is alien to us.
"There's nothing you can say that can't be sung."
Do you know what I just realised? That the Aeschilus thingy I read was infact AgamennonAnd yeah the choruses were...well...boring...unless you're interested in that sort of things...
dead on the inside, i've got nothing to prove
keep me alive and give me something to lose
And incredibly hard to make sense of!
"There's nothing you can say that can't be sung."
Cassandra, I don't believe you.....
are you talking about her post or her sig?
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