The Tragedy of Herakles

Re:The Tragedy of Herakles by NotSammyHagar on Saturday June 15, 2019 @05:17PM (#20192206)

I don't get the point of this article, ostensibly a discussion about a play, but it goes off into abstract philosophical points. It comes across as trying hard to demonstrate his eruditeness, but it doesn't make any point that I can grasp. It has a title that got my attention, but it doesn't really say anything.

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Re:The Tragedy of Herakles by ncmncm on Saturday June 15, 2019 @06:02PM (#20192458)

Often, it pieces like this, the author has some subtextual belief he would like you to adopt, without saying it outright because it would be recognizably nonsensical, actually stated.

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Re:The Tragedy of Herakles by empath75 on Saturday June 15, 2019 @05:25PM (#20192265)

Have you never read serious art criticism before? That’s how it always is. The abstract philosophical points are about context.

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Re:The Tragedy of Herakles by NotSammyHagar on Saturday June 15, 2019 @09:02PM (#20193188)

I welcome clear explanation of what the goal was. Can you explain it to me like I have an advanced degree in cs but I'm otherwise uneducated.

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Re:The Tragedy of Herakles by caiocaiocaio on Saturday June 15, 2019 @05:33PM (#20192297)

Serious deadline art criticism.

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Re:The Tragedy of Herakles by NotSammyHagar on Saturday June 15, 2019 @08:58PM (#20193175)

I guess I haven't read something like this or whipped it from my mind.

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