Kathleen VailGuest Post by Armand D’Angour: Was the Real Socrates More Worldly & Amorous Than We Knew?Who’s responsible for whitewashing Socrates with ridiculous, puritanical Western morals? Here, Armand D’Angour offers a reality check…Apr 10, 2019Apr 10, 2019
Kathleen VailDear Ajax: Your Dad WAS a Tough Act to FollowIn retrospect, Ajax needn’t have been so morose over following in his father’s footsteps.May 28, 20181May 28, 20181
Kathleen VailAjax: Tragedy, Catharsis & Brian Doerries’ Theater of War“It took a hundred performances for me to realize people want to talk about the darkest aspects of the human experience” — Brian DoerriesMay 20, 2018May 20, 2018
Kathleen VailIt All Comes Together When Achilles’ Head Bursts Into FlamesIt all comes together when Achilles’ head bursts into flames. Life and death, revenge and hate, righteousness and evil, glory and fate. The…May 16, 20181May 16, 20181
Kathleen VailThe Life of Achilles — Epic Tapestries by Peter Paul RubensBlossoming from the brush of Rubens, Achilles’ life force has rooted itself ever more deeply into history, propagating itself onto…May 15, 2018May 15, 2018
Kathleen VailHephaestus Forging the Shield of Achilles: Art Through the AgesDid the fabulous Shield of Achilles forged by Hephaestus ever exist? Commanding a presence for something like 3,000 years so far, the…May 14, 2018May 14, 2018