on erasing the original cultural context from stories. (and on Klytemnestra's awesomness. <3)

Oct 22, 2010 19:43

I went to the most epic performance of The Oresteia this past weekend. The Oresteia is my favoritest play (or really, trilogy of plays) EVER, and it's extensive, long, and hard to put on, so it's never really done. But a local liberal arts (CHRISTIAN) college invited a Greek troupe to come and perform this here in Houston. The Christian part is ( Read more... )

klytemnestra, oresteia, literature, context fail, review, greek mythology

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lux_apollo October 25 2010, 05:44:17 UTC
Good rant. Thanks.

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margeauxvisu November 2 2011, 16:47:58 UTC
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