* US military learn about war from Greek tragedies Nov 16, 2009
7 million for an independent production company, Theater of War, to visit 50 military sites through at least next summer and stage readings from two plays by Sophocles, Ajax and Philoctetes, for service members ... Sophocles was himself a general, and Athens during his time was at war for decades, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cathy’s Corner — Condemning people over race is wrong Nov 13, 2009
I m talking about Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles and their ilk. Deep, deep stuff. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Cambridge storyteller Brother Blue remembered for compassion, inspiration Nov 9, 2009
I bring Sophocles, he once said. To tell stories, you should know Chaucer. (Boston Globe)
Around the Valley Oct 31, 2009
ONTARIO The Treasure Valley Community College Theatre Department is hosting a read-aloud event of its winter play, Antigone, written by Sophocles circa 442 B.C., at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Meyer-McLean Theatre, campus entrance, 676 S.W. Fifth Ave., Ontario. Students and community members are invited to sign up to read certain parts via a form on the door of TVCCs Performing Arts Center, Room 5. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Brett Favre, now a Viking, lights up Green Bay Oct 7, 2009
Still, Minnesota did open up their passing game more and pulled out an emotional and important win, one that is inspiring to the Norsemen masses of the Twin Cities if not Sophocles. Get Monitor stories by e-mail. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Will the Manhattan Project Always Exist? by Sam Kean, 3 Quarks Daily Oct 1, 2009
Few works were better known in ancient times than the plays of Sophocles and Aeschylus, yet barely any exist now. Even Plato barely survived historys guillotinethroughout medieval times, Plato was unknown in the West, living on only in Muslim countries and in footnotes to other Greek authors. (Harper's Magazine)
Ancient Greek Lessons About Gay Marriage Sep 23, 2009
Of course, many men continued to be interested in "boys" even after marriage; happily married poet Sophocles and unhappily married philosopher Socrates both flirted with young men at drinking parties and caused no scandal in doing so. (The amazing thing about Socrates' sex life, according to Plato's , was not that he fancied the gorgeous Alcibiades but that he resisted having sex with him, even when snuggling under the same blanket. (Slate)
Amazon reviewers give King Lear an average rating of two stars; The 120 Days of Sodom: five stars Aug 28, 2009
Sophocles is a satisfying author who writes in clear, snappy prose. Youngsters in particular could learn a lot by imitating Mr. Rex, until he goes a bit off the rails toward the end. (Harper's Magazine)
Antikythera mechanism may be even older than thought Aug 8, 2009
Of course there must be precedents but consider this: we know from fragments of many authors that Sophocles completed at least 20 plays but only 3 survive in their entirity. It is suspected that only 1 part in 20 of ancient literature survives. (Harper's Magazine)
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results Aug 6, 2009
Sophocles N. Zoullas, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased to report another quarter marked by steady cash flow and stellar operating performance. These achievements validate the Company's disciplined chartering strategy amid uncertainty in the dry bulk market, and significant charter cover for the balance of 2009 will ensure revenue stability going forward. Going forward, we also see the potential for upside from open capacity and indexed charters in a strengthening... (Primezone Releases)
Don't sweep heroes' flaws under carpet Jul 22, 2009
Having some grand "fatal flaw" has been central to drama since Sophocles wrote in ancient Greece. The fatal flaw is a classic plot line that is used to explain why the hero fails, why he must suffer or why he will never be allowed to reach the heights to which he aspires. (Anchorage Daily News)
High school English teachers bring in new voices to encourage readers Jul 9, 2009
The bastions of world and American literature - Sophocles, Shakespeare, Steinbeck - are still the bread and butter of most high school English classes. But newer titles, including popular bestsellers, have crept into courses as well. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
'Brodeck,' 'Secret Alchemy' and 'Proper Education of Girls' provide lenses into history Jun 21, 2009
Countless dramas - from Sophocles s plays to Clint Eastwood s movies - have taught us that the arrival of a stranger in town can spell trouble. In Philippe Claudel s disturbing new novel, Brodeck, a spasm of such violence has already passed. (Boston Globe)
Wendy Kopp's 2009 commencement address May 19, 2009
After a year of extraordinarily hard work, of reading the likes of Shakespeare, Sophocles, Kafka, working harder in school than they ever had before, her students had made two years of progress and were ready to enter college, on average, reading at a college freshman year level. Most would need no remediation. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Stressed troops take cues from ancient plays May 6, 2009
Readings from Ajax and Philoctetes, both plays by Sophocles, poet and general of the 5th century B.C., are followed by a discussion among audience members and a panel of military leaders and mental health professionals. Spotting telltale signs. (USA Today -- Life)
A playwright's marathon in ancient Greece May 5, 2009
Sophocles wrote the most famous plays about the city Antigone, Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus and other playwrights, including Jean Anouilh, Bertolt Brecht, Athol Fugard and Wajdi Mouawad, to name a handful, have been inspired millennia afterwards. Dickens's cycle isn't simply an adaptation of these older works. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
On Spring Nights, Ideas Are Blooming in Sharon May 1, 2009
Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex" served as the text for the first session, and the group will read "The Secret Agent" by Joseph Conrad for May 5 and "The Assault" by Harry Mulisch for May 26. Sherlock Holmes remains one of the most recognizable and influential figures in the realm of mystery fiction. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Finding wisdom in poetry Apr 17, 2009
As Heaney wrote in his play, The Cure at Troy, based on Sophocles' Philoctetes: History says, Don't hope on this side of the grave. But then, once in a lifetime the longed for tidal wave of justice can rise up, and hope and history rhyme. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Weekend Events Apr 3, 2009
Edinboro University's Theatre for Young Audiences presents a new interpretation of Sophocles' tragedy "Antigone," tonight through Sunday, in Edinboro's Diebold Center for the Performing Arts. Showtimes are Thursday and Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2:30 p.m.. (Erie Times-News, PA)
'Gossip Girl' cover Mar 27, 2009
Now, if you meant to equate my arguments with those of Sophocles or Plato, then thank you, other wise, stay away from attempting to call people names. Is it pedantic when someone doesn t agree with you. (The Palm Beach Post)
Penny Stock GE Tempts Exasperated Money Manager: David Pauly Mar 12, 2009
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- To the amazingly loyal shareholders of Sophocles Value Fund ... Sophocles Value Fund. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
We don't like bad news either Mar 8, 2009
Twenty-four centuries ago, Sophocles took note of it in his classic tragedy, "Antigone'': "Nobody likes the man who brings bad news," says a sentry bearing bad tidings, bemoaning his sorry fate. Shakespeare returned to the theme often. For example, when a gardener in Richard II gives the queen the bad news that her king was in fact incarcerated, she curses him: "Gardener, for telling me these news of woe, pray God the plants thou graft'st may never grow. "Sounds familiar. Just this week I... (Albany Times Union)
Biographer takes on life of elusive O’Connor - Famed author difficult to pin down Feb 21, 2009
She used her distance from the world to see allegorically, producing fiction that, in the words of Merton, was reminiscent not so much of Hemingway, or Katherine Anne Porter, or Sartre, but rather of someone like Sophocles. The trouble with Sophocles, though, is that he s no longer available to us - he s just a reference point. (Missoulian, MT)
Soapy meets Sophocles Feb 15, 2009
The clash of psychologies sets the scene for a tragedy worthy of Sophocles. But it takes place behind the mask of mirth associated with the Gay '90s and Gold Rush frivolity -- sourdoughs and outlaws, dust pokes and hootch, prostitutes and ragtime. (Anchorage Daily News)
He's Just Not That Into You Feb 8, 2009
Well, that love is sometimes found and sometimes lost; that obsessive romantics are brave but vulnerable; that commitment-phobes are invulnerable but not brave; that gay guys are to these sorts of movies what the Greek chorus was to Sophocles; that cheating on your wife with Scarlett Johansson is always a fine idea in theory but, if conducted at your workplace in an unlocked office, could prove messy in practice; that repeated viewings of Some Kind of Wonderful, while a splendid time filler, may... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Dick Cheney: From bad to worse Feb 7, 2009
But I would caution that we heed a quote by Sophocles: "One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been.". -- MICHAEL J. ROVELLO, Hopewell Township. (NJ.com -- Times)
