Aristotle argued that tragedy cleansed the heart through pity and terror, purging us of our petty concerns and worries by making us aware that there can be nobility in suffering. He called this ...

As a creative medium, ancient Greek tragedy has had an extraordinarily wide influence: many of the surviving plays are still part of the theatrical repertoire, and texts like Agamemnon, Antigone, and ...

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

How were women represented in Greek tragedy? This question lies at the heart of much modern scholarship on ancient drama, yet it has typically been approached using evidence drawn only from the thirty ...

Hubris, or personal pride, often seems to be the cause of this demise, and thus the dangers of pride are a recurring theme throughout Greek tragedy. Of course, warnings about pridefulness aren’t ...

That most basic question perplexes people, just as it did when Greek dramatist Sophocles wrote about the cursed king Oedipus two and a half millennia ago. Screen stars Mark Strong and Lesley ...

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 ...

Aristotle argued that tragedy cleansed the heart through pity and terror, purging us of our petty concerns and worries by making us aware that there can be nobility in suffering. He called this ...

Icke, 37, is one of Britain’s hottest directors, acclaimed for reinvigorating the classics in productions including another ancient Greek tragedy, “Oresteia,” and the Shakespeare adaptation ...

Icke, 37, is one of Britain’s hottest directors, acclaimed for reinvigorating the classics in productions including another ancient Greek tragedy, “Oresteia,” and the Shakespeare adaptation ...