Plato’s “Timaeus” and the Will to Order
And whoever thinks another a greater friend than his own fatherland, I say that man is nowhere. –Sophocles, Antigonê 182-3 The Timaeus is...
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By Louis Groarke
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Greek Tragedy
Ruin justice… And your bloodline will weaken, Your descendants fade out. —Hesiod, Works and Days The rose soon fades on Antigone’s cheek,...
By Royal Rhodes
- Apr 11
- 2 min
The Road From Delphi
They said that all the old gods had died, and a strange, plaintive voice had been heard announcing the death from the mountains down to...
By John H. B. Martin
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Eurydice
That was the Sistine Chapel, wedged between our complex life and all that slept beneath your kisses, and my curses, as we danced love's...
By Cynthia Chung
- Mar 24
- 53 min
How To Conquer Tyranny and Avoid Tragedy: A Lesson on Defeating Systems of Empire
This is a transcription of a lecture, which can be found here, given as part of the RTF series “Art, Science and Civilization: The...
By Martin McCarthy
- Mar 14
- 6 min
Bringing Sappho to Life: The Innovative Translations of Michael R. Burch
Not much is known about the Greek poet Sappho, except that she was born around 630 B.C. on the island of Lesbos in the port city of...
By Gary Inbinder
- Jan 17
- 1 min
Et in Arcadia Ego
Here we lie in our bed of stone beneath a mild sky. Nicely tucked in. You and I. Did we go peacefully beneath the azure sky? Perhaps. But...
By Dave Earnhardt
- Jul 1, 2022
- 4 min
Ode to Icarus
Oh, Icarus, son of sons, orphan father of civilized man, you’ve a right to take heart at least in that dream analysis begun with you,...
Translation
- May 12, 2022
- 2 min
Sappho Fragments 2, 55, and 58
Sappho, fragment 2 (Lobel-Page 2 / Voigt 2 / Diehl 5, 6 / Bergk 4, 5) Come, Cypris, from Cretea to meet me at this holy temple where a...
The Editors
- Apr 15, 2022
- 1 min
New Lyre Podcast #23: Prometheus and Poetry Today
In this podcast, Daniel Leach and David Gosselin discuss the importance of reviving the Promethean spirit in art, poetry, and society...
By David B. Gosselin
- Aug 15, 2021
- 15 min
Lessons from a Grecian Urn Part II: The Paradox of the “One” and the “Many”
This is Part II to the series on Keats’ “Ode to a Grecian Urn”. Part I can be found here. Chapter II: What is Poetry? The yearning for...
By David B. Gosselin
- Aug 5, 2021
- 18 min
Lessons from a Grecian Urn Part I: Truth and Beauty in Art
An object is perfect, when everything manifold in it accords with the unity of its concept; it is beautiful, when its perfection appears...
Translation
- Jul 30, 2021
- 5 min
The Bride of Corinth (1797) by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
There once descended a youth from Athens Into a dreamy Corinthian town; He was eager to meet new family, friends, And his luscious bride...
By Socrates Thalassos
- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min
Naked Pagan
A naked pagan dancing with the sky, I am alien in your world. Your houses, factories, TV sets, It is difficult for me to understand how...
Translation
- Jul 25, 2021
- 6 min
The Gods of Greece by Friedrich Schiller
We present the full uncensored version of Friedrich Schiller's "The Gods of Greece" translated into English for the first time. Because...
Translation
- Jul 17, 2021
- 2 min
Sappho
We are proud to present a selection of original translations of ancient Greek poet Sappho by Michael R. Burch. While only fragments of...
By James A. Tweedie
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
Daphne and Apollo
“O foolish Cupid,” fair Apollo mocked. “To think that you, a wanton boy, should dare To think yourself the equal to a man Of arms, or...
Original Recitation
- Jun 14, 2020
- 2 min
Sappho's "Hymn to Aphrodite"
Immortal Aphrodite, throned in splendor! Wile-weaving daughter of Zeus, enchantress, and beguiler! I implore you, dread mistress,...
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