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amirthanayagamdavid commented 11 months ago

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Sophocles' Antigone: Eros Chorus and 'Farewell Aria'

The Eros Chorus and the heroine's 'Farewell Aria' from Sophocles' Antigone; performed in Ancient Greek, using A. P. David's new theory of the Greek...

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amirthanayagamdavid said:

@shaivista This is also what the students said at Olympia, that my pronunciation at the talk I gave reminded them of the Erasmian accent. I assure you I have no knowledge of Erasmus. My book all comes from exo-Greek philology. I do think your language is holy, or at least I treat it so. Not a day...

• amirthanayagamdavid commented 11 months ago

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  Sophocles' Antigone: Eros Chorus and 'Farewell Aria'

  The Eros Chorus and the heroine's 'Farewell Aria' from Sophocles' Antigone; performed in Ancient Greek, using A. P. David's new theory of the Greek...

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  amirthanayagamdavid said:

  @shaivista We had a universally positive response to this particular workshop performance at a conference in Olympia in 2002. The conference-goers were almost exclusively native Greek students. The performers here were American fledgling students of Greek working in their spare time for a matter ...

• amirthanayagamdavid commented 11 months ago

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  Sophocles' Antigone: Eros Chorus and 'Farewell Aria'

  The Eros Chorus and the heroine's 'Farewell Aria' from Sophocles' Antigone; performed in Ancient Greek, using A. P. David's new theory of the Greek...

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  amirthanayagamdavid said:

  @shaivista Zeus! Sorry. Here's to ancient Greek tragedy.

• amirthanayagamdavid commented 1 year ago

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  Sophocles' Antigone: Eros Chorus and 'Farewell Aria'

  The Eros Chorus and the heroine's 'Farewell Aria' from Sophocles' Antigone; performed in Ancient Greek, using A. P. David's new theory of the Greek...

  6,782 views

  amirthanayagamdavid said:

  @godwratherror If you've read it in Greek, you'll know the opening line is 'Eros, unconquerable in battle'. Also, that the closing line refers to Aphrodite as 'impossible to fight'. This 'piece of art' is in fact a danced poem. The gestures used in the reconstruction are all derived from ancient ...

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