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... Greek tragedies , four centuries or more after Homer . Greeks did not go to the theatre to be surprised by a new tale . The dramatists used tradi- tional stories and characters with which their audiences were thoroughly familiar . The ...
... Greek tragedies , four centuries or more after Homer . Greeks did not go to the theatre to be surprised by a new tale . The dramatists used tradi- tional stories and characters with which their audiences were thoroughly familiar . The ...
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... Greek stage machines and techniques . Looking upon life he saw men as in the grip of the gods ; he saw that what happened to them was often unjust and terrible ; he said that men must face their destinies strongly and struggle against ...
... Greek stage machines and techniques . Looking upon life he saw men as in the grip of the gods ; he saw that what happened to them was often unjust and terrible ; he said that men must face their destinies strongly and struggle against ...
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... Greek drama : " hubris " and " Fate . " Hubris means overweening , arrogant pride , that defiant pride which the Jewish and Christian tradition also regard as the deadliest sin , by which the angels fell . In Greek tragedy again and ...
... Greek drama : " hubris " and " Fate . " Hubris means overweening , arrogant pride , that defiant pride which the Jewish and Christian tradition also regard as the deadliest sin , by which the angels fell . In Greek tragedy again and ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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