Hakutulokset: tragedies
Etsimme kuitenkin kirjoja hakusanalla tragedies , mikä antoiyhteensä 23 hakutulosta
Seneca: Oedipus
Oedipus, king of Thebes, is one of the giant figures of ancient mythology. Through the centuries, his story has inspired works of epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, opera, a …
Seneca: Hercules Furens
Hercules is the best-known character from classical mythology. Seneca’s play Hercules Furens presents the hero at a moment of triumph turned to tragedy. Hercules returns from his …
Euripides: Cyclops
With its ribald chorus of ithyphallic, half-man / half-horse creatures, satyr drama was a peculiar part of the Athenian theatrical experience. Performed three times each year after …
Seneca: Phaedra
Phaedra is one of Seneca's most successful tragedies. It was the first ancient drama to be performed in the Renaissance, marking an epoch in European theatre. The myth, as reworked …
Seneca: Medea
Composed in early imperial Rome by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Stoic philosopher and tutor to the emperor Nero, the tragedy Medea is dominated by the superhuman energy of its …
Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound is a play beloved of revolutionaries, romantics and rebels, with a fierce optimism tempered by an acute awareness of the compromises, dangers and obsessions of …
Euripides: Iphigenia among the Taurians
In this new student introduction to a Greek tragedy, Isabelle Torrance looks at what makes Iphigenia among the Taurians a successful tragedy in ancient Greek terms, and how …
Euripides: Electra
This new introduction to Euripides' fascinating interpretation of the story of Electra and her brother Orestes emphasizes its theatricality, showing how captivating the play …
Aeschylus: Libation Bearers
Libation Bearers is the 'middle' play in the only extant tragic trilogy to survive from antiquity, Aeschylus’ Oresteia, first produced in 458 BCE. This introduction to the play …