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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
This is the translation of the Oresteia that got me into classics several years ago, so I'd like to thank Carson for not only one of my favorite Agamemnons ever but for kickstarting my entire college career.
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
PYLADES I'll take care of you.
ORESTES It's rotten work.
PYLADES Not to me. Not if it's you.
ORESTES It's rotten work.
PYLADES Not to me. Not if it's you.
A collection of translated plays from Anne Carson. I enjoyed Carson's introductions to these texts, allowing her to examine parts of these stories and characters.
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
peak doomed narrative anchored by compelling female characters. what more could you ever ask for.
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Orestes part was the funniest thing I’ve read in quite some time.
“Where I come from people say bad shit happening
“Where I come from people say bad shit happening
when they mean death.
Another quaint barbarian idiom is real bad shit happening”
- Trojan Slave
- Trojan Slave
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Brian Kulick‘s brilliant idea of tracing the portrayal of a mythic pursuit of justice as it evolved over the course of Ancient Greek history paid off beautifully in this book. Aided by Anne Carson’s ever-Illuminative commentary, this anthology highlights the tragedians’ different views of justice and draws their stylistic differences into stark contrast. As always after reading Anne Carson’s commentary, I wish I could listen to her lecture, take her classes, and absorb her way of thinking.
THANKS TO WHOEVER ON TWITTER REMINDED ME TO READ ANNE CARSON
Because Anne Carson is an excellent poet and also an excellent translator.
The Oresteia is full of a lot of really excellent murder-ladies with thundering, powerful, brilliant speeches, which- why didn't we read any of these in school? Elektra was like reading a girl Hamlet who is also pissed off that Hamlet won't come home from Denmark.
There's also a speech about not letting villains have monologues which is. beautiful. They don't let him monologue either, they just murder.
it's a great tryptic, transcending times and authors to tell the full tragedy of the house of Atreus.
Because Anne Carson is an excellent poet and also an excellent translator.
The Oresteia is full of a lot of really excellent murder-ladies with thundering, powerful, brilliant speeches, which- why didn't we read any of these in school? Elektra was like reading a girl Hamlet who is also pissed off that Hamlet won't come home from Denmark.
There's also a speech about not letting villains have monologues which is. beautiful. They don't let him monologue either, they just murder.
it's a great tryptic, transcending times and authors to tell the full tragedy of the house of Atreus.
wow anne carson’s translations are never a letdown. shoutout to the greeks for writing super good plays