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Greek tragedy (Ancient Greek: τραγῳδία, romanized: tragōidía) is one of the three principal theatrical genres from Ancient Greece and Greek inhabited Anatolia, along with comedy and the satyr play.
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Tragedy (from the Greek: τραγῳδία, tragōidia [a]) is a genre...
- Medea (play)
Medea (Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, Mēdeia) is an ancient Greek...
- Tragedy (Greek theatre)
Tragedies originated in Ancient Greek theatre, where they...
- Tragedy
- Mark Cartwright
- The Origins of Tragedy. The exact origins of tragedy (tragōida) are debated amongst scholars. Some have linked the rise of the genre, which began in Athens, to the earlier art form, the lyrical performance of epic poetry.
- A Tragedy Play. Performed in an open-air theatre (theatron) such as that of Dionysos in Athens and seemingly open to all of the male populace (the presence of women is contested), the plot of a tragedy was almost always inspired by episodes from Greek mythology, which we must remember were often a part of Greek religion.
- Tragedy in Competition. Besides performance in competition, many plays were copied into scripts for publication and posterity. The most famous competition for the performance of tragedy was as part of the spring festival of Dionysos Eleuthereus or the City Dionysia in Athens, but there were many others.
- The Writers of Tragedy. The first of the great tragedian poets was Aeschylus (c. 525 - c. 456 BCE). Innovative, he added a second actor for minor parts and by including more dialogue into his plays, he squeezed more drama from the age-old stories so familiar to his audience.
Greek tragedy. Euripides holding the mask of tragedy, sculpture, c. 480–406 bce. Greek tragedy was not itself intended as an immediate contribution to political debate, though in its exploration of issues, sometimes by means of rapid question-and-answer dialogue, its debt to rhetoric is obvious (this is particularly true of some plays by ...
Apr 17, 2015 · Euripides (c. 484-407 BCE) was one of the greatest authors of Greek tragedy. In 5th century BCE Athens his classic works such as Medeia cemented his reputation for clever dialogues, fine choral lyrics and a gritty realism in both his text and stage presentations.
