A Bibliophile's Odyssey: Reading The Great Books

A Bibliophile's Odyssey: Reading The Great Books

Great Books Ep 67. Aeschylus - Choephoroe, Part 2. Repairing Ruptures: The Timeless Call for Connection

If we live in a world where people take active steps in repairing ruptured connections, we'll be on a path of better tomorrows.

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Rob, a bibliophile
Apr 20, 2024
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“Children are voices that shake off the lethe; Of drowsy Death; yea, floats, whereby the thread; And thin-wove line of Being is up-buoyed; Above the swallowing gulfs that yawn beneath.” 

~ ‘Choephoroe’ by Aeschylus (G. M. Cookson translation. p80. line 505)

Brief Summary (Lines 396 - 1076/end):

Orestes, Electra, and the C…

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