Articles related to "Aeschylus"

A brief biography of Aeschylus, Athens tragedy playwright, best-known for Oresteia Trilogy Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Furies.

The very idea of the 'hero' was a term coined by Aristotle to represent those men of high social standing who have achieved greatness and social prestige.

Cassandra, daughter of the king of Troy, is cursed with the gift of prophecy that no one listens to. Her speech before her death serves as the play's messenger speech.

Biography of Euripides, the last of the three 5th century tragic drama playwrights.

Brief biography and works of ancient Greek dramatist Sophocles

A brief biography of Aristophanes, Athens' master of Greek comedy and satires, and ridicules of Euripides, Socrates and Plato.

Aristophanes' play The Frogs shows the ancient heroes and tragedians of Athens as greedy, randy scoundrels. It has some singing amphibians too.

Evan Thomas offers a personal and detailed account of Robert Kennedy's life, but provides little analysis of his political thinking.

"Sorry Cassandra, I didn't believe you really had the power. I only saw it as dreams you would weave. Until the final hour." Abba- Cassandra (1982)

Three basic educational approaches competed in the second half of the 20th century to shape our views on WHAT we should teach and HOW we should teach it...

Brief biography of American playwright Eugene O'Neil, best known for dramatic plays of modern town life such as Long Day's Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh.

Athens protesters vented their anger against government practices in 1875, 1901,1902 and 1903 but their motives were not always progressive.

In ancient Greece, drama developed out of the dithyramb which was an impassioned choral hymn and story originally performed to honor the wine and fertility god Dionysus.

The great Greek statesman Pericles breathed life and inspiration into his city; when he died, the glory of Athens died with him.

Life and works of English author Thomas Hardy, famous for Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and known for themes about ordinary country people.

Age of Bronze draws on many sources to make a coherent epic out of Greek mythology. Eric Shanower's painstaking research and storytelling skill have won him much praise.

Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 faithfully depicts the Spartans who fought at Thermopylae, according to accounts from authors such as Xenophon, Herodotus, and Plutarch.

A brief overview of a standard phalanx-to-phalanx engagement between opposing Hoplite armies in the age of the Greek City States.

When the weather outside begins to cool off for the year, and the next rain or snow storm begins to set in, it is nice to have a good book list to curl up with.

Prized in ancient times, purple lent prestige to those powerful and wealthy enough to wear it.

The lofty themes of Greek tragedy, namely fate and destiny, man and gods, wrongdoing and consequence, originated in the myths.