The three genres of drama were comedy, satyr plays, and most important of all, tragedy. Comedy: The first comedies were mainly satirical and mocked men in power for their vanity and foolishness.

notably in the Gesta Romanorum and in Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," but never before has a poet or playwright taken advantage of the tale's possibilities in the realm of the drama. View Full ...

Aeschylus. Agamemnon. ed. Herbert Weir Smyth, Ph.D. (Greek) (Aesch. Ag.) Aeschylus. Agamemnon. ed. Robert Browning. (English) Aeschylus. Agamemnon. ed. Herbert Weir ...

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The dark side of college fraternity life comes to light in this harrowing, well-acted campus drama. By Calum Marsh When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site ...

This course examines ancient Greek tragedy in translation. It looks at the transformation of myth into tragedy in the fifth century BCE and reflects on why these classical dramas remain popular today.

Oedipus first premiered in Amsterdam in 2018, performed in Dutch, then played Edinburgh International Festival a year later.

It’s quite a tribute to a Greek tragedy, written nearly 2,500 years ago, that it can still surprise. But, as he showed with his magnificent adaptation of the Oresteia in 2015, Icke knows exactly how ...

Three different designs of ancient Greek ... drama festival called the Dionysia in honour of the god Dionysus. He was the god of the theatre and wine. Judges gave prizes for their favourite ...

This book is an advanced critical introduction to Greek tragedy. It is written specifically for the reader who does not know Greek and who may be unfamiliar with the context of the Athenian drama ...