Lecture 6: Introduction to Sophocles, Athenian Tragedy, and Antigone (Lines 1-1352)
In this lecture, we cover the major plot-points of Sophocles' "Antigone." We consider (a) its chronology in relation to the other two plays from "The Theban Trilogy" which was never meant to be a tril...
11 Maalis 202030min
Dante’s The Divine Comedy 2019/2020 Lecture 39: Paradiso's Empyrean: Cantos 30-33
In this lecture, we observe (a) Dante drink from a river of light and witness the majesty of heaven; (b) Beatrice's disappearance and replacement by Dante's final guide, St. Bernard, and then we concl...
5 Maalis 202033min
Lecture 5: Introduction to Sophocles, Athenian Tragedy, and Oedipus the King (Lines 983-1531)
In this lecture, we consider (a) Oedipus' final revelation that he has lived out his fate; (b) witness Oedipus blind himself and what that means; and (c) we conclude by observing Oedipus' final abdica...
5 Maalis 202025min
Lecture 4: Introduction to Sophocles, Athenian Tragedy, and Oedipus the King (Lines 462-982)
In this lecture, we consider (a) both Freudian theory and Motivation Theory in order to understand Oedipus' cognitive dissonance; we observe: (a) Creon address Oedipus' accusations of treachery and Jo...
4 Maalis 202036min
Dante’s The Divine Comedy 2019/2020 Lecture 38: Paradiso's The Primum Mobile and Entry to Empyrean: Cantos 27-30
In this lecture we consider (a) the nature of space and time and how "the roots" of all the universe are contained in the Primum Mobile; (b) we think over several cosmological/theological questions: t...
3 Maalis 202038min
Lecture 3: Introduction to Sophocles, Athenian Tragedy, and Oedipus the King
In this lecture we ask: (a) does Oedipus truly care for his people or is he full of overweening hubris? (b) Using psychoanalysis as a standard, is this a play about being both willing and unwilling to...
3 Maalis 202037min
Dante’s The Divine Comedy 2019/2020 Lecture 37: Paradiso's The Sphere of the Fixed Stars Pt. 2: Cantos 22-27
In this lecture, we (a) observe Dante's statement of faith and selections from "The Epistle of St. James" and "The Gospel of John"; (b) we see St. James' position on the debate of faith vs. acts, and ...
26 Helmi 202034min
