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June 2024
Past Drama Studies:
Aeschylus’ The Oresteia
Aeschylus’ The Oresteia From Beowulf through The Odyssey, our study of the classics informs our understanding of the role of art and literature in forming our sense of ourselves and human history. This…
Antigone
Sophocles’ Antigone “A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.” ― Sophocles, Antigone Across time, this play from the height of the culture of…
Chekhov’s Stories and Plays
Anton Chekhov’s Stories and Plays Konstantin Stanislavski as Astrov in Uncle Vanya, 1899 “As readers of imaginative literature, we are always seeking clues, warnings: where in life to search more…
Greek Tragedies
Greek Tragedies “Wisdom comes through suffering.Trouble, with its memories of pain,Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep,So men against their willLearn to practice moderation.Favours come to us from…
Hamlet
Shakespeare’s Hamlet How does one introduce a play that is already dizzy on its own superlatives? For this Salon, we come to study Hamlet afresh, not worrying about whether we see it…
King Lear
Shakespeare’s King Lear King Lear. Photograph: Tristram Kenton (Guardian) “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow!You cataracts and hurricanoes, spoutTill you have drenched our teeples, drowned the cocks!You sulphurour…
Measure for Measure
Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and with what measure ye mete, it shall be…
Richard III
Shakespeare’s Richard III Richard III is Shakespeare’s probing of unrepentant evil. In this play, the beauty of Shakespeare’s language combines with his psychological probing to develop one of the most complex…
