In one of the most significant discoveries related to Ancient Greek literature over the past half century, archaeologists have uncovered around 100 lines from two otherwise lost plays by the ...
At the Salzburg Festival, a new adaptation of “The Oresteia” will put a classic story of war, democracy and revenge into a modern context. By David Belcher Staging “The Oresteia,” Aeschylus’s epic ...
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9 Movies That Capture the Essence of Greek Tragedies
Great films possess a unique power to evoke memories of iconic literature from centuries ago. Often unconsciously, certain ...
IN the revolt against the long primacy of the classics we find united temporarily, by the bond of common hostility, several camps that on other questions are much at variance with one another. There ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Although several high-profile European auteurs have created film adaptations of Sophoclean and Euripidean dramas, Greek tragedy as a genre is ...
In Greek tragedy, hubris — overconfidence or arrogance — leads otherwise capable leaders to their downfall. Pride blinds them to reality until nemesis arrives, undoing both their achievements and ...
The immigrants, women and slaves who were silenced in Athenian democracy were given life on stage. By Simon Critchley Mr. Critchley is a philosophy professor and author. ATHENS — Our next location is ...
"Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy with a Somewhat Happy Ending" is that all-too-rare political play that merrily ignores all the expectations and opinions around it. Weiner’s enjoyably dumb comedy is ...
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