The ancient Greeks deeply believed in the power of curses and their ability to influence the lives of individuals and even ...

Aeschylus is difficult not because he is ancient, but because he is honest. He offers no reassurances, no resolutions we can ...

Then, as he slowly realizes his error, the world crumbles around him. The three great playwrights of tragedy were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Aristotle argued that tragedy cleansed the ...

Aeschylus, the father of Greek tragedy, died in 456 BC, relatively early in Pericles' long career as Athens' leading politician. He left a number of important plays that still survive today ...

Smyth '78 of the Greek Department, who is one of the three professors in charge of the Greek Play, gave a lecture on "The Agamemnon of Aeschylus ... the modern tragedy, said Professor Smyth ...

Killing a family member is considered to be one of the worst sins in Greek tragedy, hence the particular ... the furies (which may be a reference to Aeschylus’ Eumenides). The curtain closes ...

Then, as he slowly realizes his error, the world crumbles around him. The three great playwrights of tragedy were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Aristotle argued that tragedy cleansed the ...