“The aesthetic experience is a simple beholding of the object . . . you experience a radiance. You are held in aesthetic arrest.” - Joseph Campbell
Aesthetic Arrest is our weekly dip into the Epicurean pleasures we’ve been enjoying lately. Cheers to that!
Ryan Wildstar’s Recommendations:
Reading: Yannis Ritsos - Poems (translated by Manolis)
Listening: The Music of Giota Vei [Γιώτα Βέη]
Looking: The Art of Nikiforos Lytras
Viewing: The Trojan Women — directed by Michael Cacoyannis, music by Mikis Theodorakis, written by Euripides (translated by Edith Hamilton), starring Irene Papas as Helen of Troy, Katharine Hepburn as Hecuba, Vanessa Redgrave as Andromache and Geneviève Bujold as Cassandra!
Tasting: Ambrosia (Athens, Greece)
Ryan Elston’s Recommendations:
Reading: Classical Women Poets of Ancient Greece and Rome!
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho (translated by Anne Carson)
Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome: An Anthology (edited by I. M. Plant)
Listening: Juno to Jupiter by Vangelis
Official Site of Juno to Jupiter (interactive!)
Vangelis ‘Juno To Jupiter’ Limited Edition Signed Box Set Announced
Looking: The Art & Jewelry of Lisa Sotilis
Viewing: Landscape in the Mist — directed by Theo Angelopoulos (soundtrack by Eleni Karaindrou)
View trailer here!
Tasting: Pantopolion Deli & Grocery Store (Athens, Greece)
To read Ryan Wildstar’s article, “Going Krasi for Koukaki,” where he talks in-depth about Pantopolion, click here!
That’s it for this week! But we want the dinner party to continue! So each week we’re now asking a “dinner party” question for everyone joining us here at our table. Last week we asked: “Who is one of YOUR favorite poets?” Here are some of the first responses from the comments:
Ryan Wildstar chose Mina Loy.
Ryan Elston chose H.D. (aka Hilda Doolittle).
Katie Kleinhesselink chose Andrea Gibson.
Andrea Engstrom chose Bianca Sparacino.
Thank you everyone for your wonderful responses! That was last week . . . but we don't want this week's dinner party to end either!
So here is this week's question for the table:
Right now we are in Athens, Greece - one of our favorite cities in the world! We love all things Greek. So here's this week's dinner party question for everyone listening right now: What's Greek to YOU? Tell us the name of something or someone Greek that you love! It could be a food, a statue, a book, a film, a person or a place . . . from Telly Savalas to Euripides, from the Parthenon to Zorba the Greek, from spanakopita to your favorite beach in the Greek isles. Tell us your choice in the comments, and we'll share some of your responses on next week's podcast!
Cheers to that!
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