Robert F. Kennedy and the Ancient Greeks of Edith Hamilton
Hamilton’s reconstruction of Athenian tragedy, Americanized to focus on individual “poetically transmuted pain,” appealed to Robert F. Kennedy.
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Review: OPTION B: FACING ADVERSITY, BUILDING RESILIENCE, AND FINDING JOY by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant
Indeed, the theme of moving on—but not necessarily past—tragedy is her central message here.
Confronting Our Environmental Apocalypse: The Tragic Possibilities
Tragedy opens up aesthetic possibilities, allowing suprahuman forces to partake as literary subjects that overwhelm individual characters. It is a mode of expression that goes beyond what realistic fiction can provide.
Feminism by Way of Tragic Misogyny in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
In social justice activism, offensive rhetoric is considered a form of toxic pollution. Language shapes our culture, society, and schema for thinking about different groups, and so can never be considered harmless.
The Best Short Story I Read in a Lit Mag This Week: “Interiors” by Andrea Maturana
Boredom could be defined as a lack of interest in the surrounding world, and as such, not a particularly fun state of mind to be in, nor a compelling trait for a protagonist of a short story. But Andrea Maturana’s short story “Interiors,” (A Public Space 22, translated from the Spanish by Heather Cleary) shows…