Agon comes from a Greek word meaning contest or battle between adversaries
Agony comes from the stem of Agon
The 5 Conflicts in Antigone (between lines 441-581) as described by George Steiner on pages 231-277
1. man and woman
2. young and old
3. individual and society
4. living and dead
5. men (humans) and god(s)
If you’ve started reading George Steiner than you probably think you are CLUELESS! However the reason Steiner is "over our heads" is because it is highly educational. Sexson says we are not aloud to say we are clueless but just get what we can from the writing.
Take a close look at pages 231-277
obscene means off stage
If you were a little stupmed by any of the Greek in Striner's Antigone i found a great site to translate. It also translates from English into Greek...kinda fun to play around with
Sexson asks that for homework everyone gets a Bozeman Daily Chronical and spend some time reading and looking over it
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