Radio III's day-long schedule for Aug. 30 reminds people how The Libation Bearers goes (Pt 2 of Aeschylus's trilogy
"Agamemnon returns home to kill his mother . . ."
"Agamemnon returns home to kill his mother . . ."
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Not really surprising after giving him a name like that.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.Comment
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Not enough information for some? Just right for me - short and sweet.Originally posted by Dphillipson View PostComment
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Errm ...
Agamemnon?[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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Part 2 of the … Oresteia …It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Now reads: 'The second play in Aeschylus's classic trilogy about murder, revenge and justice. Agamemnon's son Orestes returns home from exile to kill his mother in revenge for his father's murder.'
So we'll say no more - just an unfortunate omission.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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