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He threw over the mythic gods altogether . The Greek scholar Edith Hamilton contrasts the line of Sophocles : “ Nothing is wrong which gods command ” with Euripides ' : “ If gods do evil , then they are not gods .
He threw over the mythic gods altogether . The Greek scholar Edith Hamilton contrasts the line of Sophocles : “ Nothing is wrong which gods command ” with Euripides ' : “ If gods do evil , then they are not gods .
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The All - Father , Brahma , was approached by the other gods , who asked him to create a new art which should combine in itself all the other arts . He took elements of literature , recitation , pantomime , painting , and music and ...
The All - Father , Brahma , was approached by the other gods , who asked him to create a new art which should combine in itself all the other arts . He took elements of literature , recitation , pantomime , painting , and music and ...
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Wotan , chief of the gods , calling upon the aid of Loki , the mischievous fire spirit , steals the ring from the Nibelung . The opera is filled with the thunderous tread of giants , the magic feats of dwarves and gods , and culminates ...
Wotan , chief of the gods , calling upon the aid of Loki , the mischievous fire spirit , steals the ring from the Nibelung . The opera is filled with the thunderous tread of giants , the magic feats of dwarves and gods , and culminates ...
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Contents
How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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