The snake dream. In the book Agamemnon, Clytemnestra killed her husband, who is Orestes’ father. Naturally, in the subsequent play, the Libation-Bearers, he is mad at his… Read more “Don’t follow her dream!”
Category: Modern Literature
Posts in this category will include articles about modern literature from the late 1800’s to the present.
French Estates, Turmoil and Unrest in France.
In the late 1700’s nowhere in Europe was the gap between the affluent and the impoverished as pronounced as in France. The French nobility stood out as… Read more “French Estates, Turmoil and Unrest in France.”
Slavery.
Until very recently, British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade was often overlooked. Thousands of African slaves passed through British ports in abject conditions in the 18th… Read more “Slavery.”
To close to reach!
In the Pre-Iliadic stories, prior to the Agamemnon, Tantalus cooked his son and served him to the gods because he was testing them. The gods punished him… Read more “To close to reach!”
Have faith!
In The Book of Genesis, God gave Abraham a test to see how faithful he was. God wanted to test Abraham in such a way that he… Read more “Have faith!”
We’re to blame.
In the Book of Genesis, why did God let there be a tree of knowledge of good and evil and why did He allow Satan in the… Read more “We’re to blame.”
Nobody’s Perfect!
In The Odyssey, Odysseus was crying because, as the Bard was singing about Odysseus, he was reminded of all the soldiers that had died in battle. Odysseus… Read more “Nobody’s Perfect!”
Hector and Paris!
Hector and Paris are characters and brothers in Homer’s Iliad. Unlike most siblings, they are the complete opposite of each other. They both have different mindsets, personalities… Read more “Hector and Paris!”
Stagnation
In The Odyssey, Penelope was a very pretty woman, so, many men wanted to marry her. Penelope already had a husband, and his name was Odysseus. Odysseus… Read more “Stagnation”
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