tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post7271550826790613096..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Hypatia in the Agoraelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-63886759864315890412010-06-08T22:29:06.123-04:002010-06-08T22:29:06.123-04:00Many thanks for the book recommendation and the li...Many thanks for the book recommendation and the link to your article!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-41746014462653970512010-06-08T15:45:36.129-04:002010-06-08T15:45:36.129-04:00First Things got it mostly right. I'd recommen...First Things got it mostly right. I'd recommend "Hypatia of Alexandria" by Maria Dzielska (Harvard University Press, 1995,) a very readable biography, for anyone who wants to know more about the historical Hypatia.<br /><br />I also agree that Amenabar distorted a lot of history in service to his art, but that's what artists do to put forward what they consider a greater truth. In this case I believe Amenabar's movie was a critique of fanaticism in all its various forms, both in history and modern society. I've posted a "history behind the film" on my blog (http://faithljustice.wordpress.com/) for those who want to know what really happened during this time period--not a movie review, but a "reel" vs. "real" analysis of the events characters in the film.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541934503758478342noreply@blogger.com