Aeschylus is difficult not because he is ancient, but because he is honest. He offers no reassurances, no resolutions we can ...
The ancient Greeks deeply believed in the power of curses and their ability to influence the lives of individuals and even ...
Aeschylus, the father of Greek tragedy, died in 456 BC ... including The Persians and The Oresteia. His mantle was taken up by the playwrights Sophocles, who wrote Antigone, Oedipus at Colonus ...
as we're doing with The Oresteia, nor have we ever presented a Greek tragedy without the support and expertise of our founder, Professor James Svendsen. Last year, we lost Jim to pancreatic ...
the Oresteia by Aeschylus. Despite the popularity of all these mythical figures, one character named Electra has had one of the most significant impacts on studies of women in tragedy, and she ...
Aeschylus, the father of Greek tragedy, died in 456 BC ... including The Persians and The Oresteia. His mantle was taken up by the playwrights Sophocles, who wrote Antigone, Oedipus at Colonus ...