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Classic group read for August 2022, last read in high school.
True meaning of the word motherf----. Really sad. Tragedies are tragedies for a reason, you know.
It's ancient lit, so it's difficult for me to like it, but the plot was good.
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I read the Fagles translation, and I love this bit from the introduction, as an explanation of why the ancient play still speak to us: "Sophocles play has served...our own terror of the unknown future which we fear we cannot control-- our deep fear that every step we take forward on what we think is the road to progress may really be a step toward a foreordained rendezvous with disaster."
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it was amazing
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