Aeschylus
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Greek Tragedy & Huxley’s Pacifism – Two Short Reviews
I’ve been reading as slow as a tortoise, but I did manage to finish The Oresteia and Huxley’s Ends and Means. The Oresteia As a friend pointed out to me, it’s important to recognize that these plays were religious plays, first and foremost. For me, their strong religious and cultural underpinnings resulted in a divide Continue reading
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April Showers (of Books)
It’s been a little while since I posted a proper reading check-in, so here’s what’s currently on the table(s)… Recently Finished In the past few weeks, I’ve read “In Praise of Shadows” by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and Agamemnon by Aeschylus. Tanizaki’s essay was an interesting Continue reading
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