The History of Literature

374 Ancient Plays and Contemporary Theater - A New Version of Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy (with Bryan Doerries)

Jan 17, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Best Way to Look at a Painting
02:36 • 3min
3
You're There, You'll Be There
05:14 • 3min
4
Willie Wanka and the Coffin
07:57 • 4min
5
Holiday Butcher Box
12:02 • 49sec
6
The History of Literature - Brian Dory's Interview With Brian Dores
12:52 • 3min
7
The Dramatic Impact of Tragedy
16:09 • 5min
8
Theatre of War - The Art of Imagining a Community
20:55 • 5min
9
The Audience, With Something at Stake, Has More to Teach Us Than We Do
25:34 • 2min
10
The Real Performance Is When People Stand Up and Speak These Beautiful Monologues
27:32 • 4min
11
The Theatre Is a Tool for Engaging a Dialogue That Wouldn't Be Possible
31:58 • 3min
12
I've Never Had Anything Like That Happen to Me
34:46 • 3min
13
Is the Audience Really Listening?
37:57 • 4min
14
How Does Sophocles Write This Play?
41:46 • 4min
15
The Utility of Greek Tragedies
45:34 • 2min
16
The Distancing Strategy of the Lifelong Learning Society
47:42 • 4min
17
The Stakes of Life and Death Are Real
52:05 • 2min
18
Is the Theatre for the People?
54:01 • 4min
19
I've Been in a Homo Shelter for a While, and I've Had a Lot of Fun Doing It.
58:16 • 2min
20
Zoom and the Pandemic
59:52 • 7min