Tag Archives: Euripides

elusive divine: unlearning the sacred

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Dave

Andre Malraux and his Metamorphosis of the Gods. Roots of idolatry and digging for the divine… …Andre Malraux’s next slope, considerably lower because considerably closer to the world of man, was that of Greek art. It is the art of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Andre Malraux, Andre Malraux Metamorphosis of the Gods, bacchae by euripides, Euripides, Georges Didi-Huberman, Kone of Euthydikos, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Walter Benjamin | Leave a comment

elvis: spinning through the sales cycle

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) front cover of slightly used Hackett publishing paperback edition of Bacchae by Euripides (translated with notes by paul woodruff), 1999. i don’t think elvis would have known euripidies if it bit him in the butt.if … Continue reading →

Posted in Shake Your Hips | Tagged art chantry, bacchae by euripides, Elvis Presley, Euripides, hackett publishing, Paul Woodruff | Leave a comment

A dionysian frenzy: a downer of a deity?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Dave

Only if you lose yourself can you find yourself? This is the message of the eternal orgy of spring. Is Dionysus really the god of rock n’ roll? The god, superhuman power, force of nature,call him what you like, known … Continue reading →