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Spokane Sophocles
Antigone by Sophocles
Fiction
April 30, 2012
“A mad and furious master.” -PlatoThere are many Greek tragedies based on myths, Sophocles who lived from 497-406 BC wrote the most...
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Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. now looks like fraudulent juicer
Julio Cesar Chavez
February 7, 2012
WBC middleweight king Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. was accused by his fellow Mexican countryman, “The Poison” Marco Antonio Rubio, of using...
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Broken Gears' Oedipus will rock your world
Oedipus Rex
April 30, 2011
Something’s always rankled me about Oedipus Rex. Despite how dynamic and enervating the content, it’s very difficult to find a...
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Pain of suicide and the theater of war
suicide
January 13, 2011
Last Friday I had the opportunity to sit through a remarkable reading by the Theater of War Productionof the ancient Greek drama from Sophocles'...
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This semester CU Boulder is looking at Sophocles' tragedies
Sophocles
September 20, 2010
Many people cringe at the mention of Greek Tragedies. High school students are subjected to a crash course in Sophocles' Oedipal Cycle, but...
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Part 2: Notable Ancient Greek playwrights
Arts & Entertainment
February 24, 2010
Sophocles' surviving plays are few in number, with the violent Oedipusplays being his most prominent tragedies. OedipusTyrannos is centered on the...
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