Oktubre 25, 2012

"I have to suspend my brain and mingle the subtle essence of my mind with this air..."

"... which is of the like nature, in order clearly to penetrate the things of heaven. I should have discovered nothing, had I remained on the ground to consider from below the things that are above; for the earth by its force attracts the sap of the mind to itself. It's just the same with the watercress."

Socrates, in "The Clouds," by Aristophanes.

11 komento:

Stoutcat ayon kay ...

SOCRATES: Ahh, but the watercress, that's... that's where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt and with... the subtle essence of my mind... that a duplicate key to the wardroom icebox DID exist...

Darrell ayon kay ...

I've looked at clouds from both sides now.

Bob Ellison ayon kay ...

Aristophanes was a member of the Bad Lip-Reading group?

Eric the Fruit Bat ayon kay ...

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

Steve M. Galbraith ayon kay ...

If I recall correctly, "The Clouds" was a comedy where Aristophanes lampooned Socrates and his followers.

Lots of fart jokes in it believe it or not.

edutcher ayon kay ...

Why is there air?

Ignorance is Bliss ayon kay ...

Oh crap!

She's decided to vote for Obama.

YoungHegelian ayon kay ...

Does anyone recognize that translation? Whose is it? It's definitely old, probably 18th century.

But at least relatively un-Bowderlized, which is important in an Aristophanes translation.

Mitch H. ayon kay ...

Since the Clouds portrayed Socrates as a con-man offering to teach would-be sophists how to bullshit their way through successful lawsuits, I'd think that it would be a great play to stage at law schools.

Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...

Oh crap!

She's decided to vote for Obama.


lol.

Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...

All of a sudden I don't its safe to be in the clouds after the 5:59 comment ;)

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