Ladies and gentlemen, when I found this from Christies auction house on Defamer I think my brain orgasmed itself to death in a gruesome orgy of fatalistic and absurd self-abuse. Behold Britney Spears‘s junior highschool paper on Sophocles‘ immortal Antigone, foremost among the ancient Greek tragedies and possibly the greatest play ever written.
Fellow comparative literature major, sister, mine own dear sister, knowest thou what ill there is, of all bequeathed by Alhazred, that Celebrity fulfils not for us while we live? Nothing painful is there, nothing fraught with ruin, no shame, no dishonour, that I have not seen in thy woes and mine.
And now what new edict is this of which they tell, that our Britney hath just published to all y’all? Knowest thou aught? Hast thou heard? Or is it hidden from thee that our pride and dignity are threatened with the doom of our scorned, culturally illiterate foes?
No email of friends, raincoaster, gladsome or painful, hath come to me, since we two sisters were bereft of our degrees, expelled in one day by twofold blow; and since in this last night the blog host hath crashed, know no more, whether my fortune be brighter, or more grievous.
I knew it well, and therefore sought to bring thee beyond the nosy receptionist, that thou mightest hear alone.
What is it? ‘Tis plain that thou art brooding on some dark tidings.
raincoaster
Britney Spears got 88%, y’all.
Estimate 500 – 700 U.S. dollars
| Lot Description | Britney Spears A page taken from Britney Spears’ junior high school notebook containing her handwritten review of Rex Warner’s translation of Sophocles’ story Antigone, written in black ballpoint pen on either side of the page, Britney’s review annotated by her teacher with corrections to her spelling and comments including …Nice cover Organized Watch your spelling… and Write more neatly and her grade: 88; and a corresponding piece of yellow card decorated with the book’s title Antigone in black felt pen — 12x9in. (30.5×20.8cm.) (2) |
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Technorati me!
raincoaster 
It is these little moments that make life worthwhile. I though I would live my whole life without ever seeing the phrase “Britney Spears on Sophocles’ Antigone.” I can now die happy.
We are as of one mind, my friend. She got a higher mark than I did; now I feel like a combination of Sam Lowry at the conclusion of Brazil and John the Savage from Brave New World.
Orgy porgy!
I cannot believe the teacher didn’t catch “looses”. *grits teeth*
Whever the teacher was, s/he gave her an 88%! Any woman who could marry Kevin Federline could not understand 88% of Antigone. And besides, she should have been given much more practical stuff to read, like Prenups for Dummies. Although apparently she did quite well on that one.
My ghast is flabbered! She does know how to write in words.
From that small excerpt it seems to be very much a retelling of the story with little thought given to motivation. Something like her life – – –
Didn’t I see that on downloadsomeoneelsespaperforcheap dot com?
Hey, it’s an A paper! I bet someone is frantically typing it in as we speak.
But she does have purty handwriting.
Im doing this paper right now as we speak and I think she did well . Wow how people find these things . hehe .