ASPECTS OF THE FIGURE OF THE AGROIKOS IN ANCIENT COMEDY1 I. Introductory remarks The figure of the êgroikow seems to have been a stock character in Greek 4th-century comedy.2…
1. Golden Age Notes – p. 74 2. Athens’ Golden Age 460 BCE-429 BCE AKA: Age of Pericles 3. Overview of Athens!Settled2000BCE Named after Athena, goddess of wisdom…
1. Greece wins! Now what? • Working together in the Persian Wars reminded the Greek city-states how much they have in common! • They started to refer to themselves more…
1. Genresfrom Old Frenchgendre A kind, category or sort of literary or artistic work 2. Genres and viewpoints Theatre makers can look at things in different ways Death could…
Slide 1Greek Theater Western Civilization Slide 2 The Greek Theater 5 th Century B. C. Golden Age of Greek Drama Dramatic festivals were popular People witnessed tragic and…
1.Greek Drama Early Greek Theatre 2. The Amphitheatre 3. Greek Comedy 4. Thalia, muse of comedy 5. An actor playing Zeus in a comedy 6. Early comedies were much like burlesque—crude…
OXFORD CLASSICAL MONOGRAPHS Published under the supervision of a Committee of the Faculty of Classics in the University of Oxford The aim of the Oxford Classical Monographs…
1. Drama1. a. A prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended forrepresentation by actors impersonating the characters and performing…
1. Drama1. a. A prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended forrepresentation by actors impersonating the characters and performing…