tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post7979502980221707710..comments2024-03-29T05:55:02.417+00:00Comments on Restoring Mayberry: The Great ConversationBrian Kallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11082602126850605083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-54342430772685819742015-05-01T09:42:09.923+01:002015-05-01T09:42:09.923+01:00Thanks for the suggestions, MM -- I confess I had ...Thanks for the suggestions, MM -- I confess I had not heard either of those, but I will investigate them now. <br /><br />You also have me investigating various versions of Antigone -- as with so many Ancient Greek plays, there's a whole world out there I've never experienced. Good suggestion, and I will probably introduce her to those soon. Brian Kallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082602126850605083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-72959890863627148672015-04-29T00:11:16.646+01:002015-04-29T00:11:16.646+01:00Thanks for an insightful post. It's worth ment...Thanks for an insightful post. It's worth mentioning that while women may not feature prominently or three-dimensionally in the Iliad, very possibly the two greatest readings of the poem in the last hundred years were by women: Simone Weil's The Iliad, Poem of Force, and Rachel Bespaloff's On the Iliad (they were published together in a little paperback not long ago). If you're looking for ancient literature that does pass the Bechdel test, Antigone is worth a read (and naturally, not just because it passes said test with ease). MMnoreply@blogger.com