According to ancient writers and Greek mythology, the muses are the sources of inspiration for the arts and knowledge.

Recent decades have advanced our understanding of numerous aspects of ancient ... of abridged Greek Tragedies (Comey Recital Hall) 4:30pm: Keynote Address (Comey Recital Hall) N. Weiss (Harvard): The ...

In both an after-episode feature and on the show’s official podcast, White explains: “It’s a classic theme of Greek tragedy ... to have to rip off the mask and see that he’s not that ...

His publications include essays on Greek comedy, tragedy and epic poetry; and modern literary receptions of ancient Greek and Roman literature, including works by Rita Mae Brown, V. T. Hamlin and ...

No band has used masks quite like Sleep Token, though. Looking further back to the relationship between face decoration and themes of anonymity and identity, comedy and tragedy, theatre and ritual ...

ADVERTISEMENT These plot twists could make Guilfoyle laugh or cry, which brings us back to Greek drama. As early as 600 B.C., the Greeks divided drama into comedy and tragedy. Tragedy focused on ...

Mosaic showing theatrical masks of tragedy ... with wit and comedy. Today, the word has shed most of its medicinal undertones apart from some lingering idioms. However, in today’s wellness-obsessed ...

And while it is easy to blame the old, seafaring nation of Greece for abandoning its ancient code of xenia ... makers until towards the end, when the mask slips and there, in Frontex’s vast ...

From the grand stages of ancient Greece to the bustling theaters of today, the iconic comedy and drama masks have long symbolized the dual nature of theatrical storytelling. Whether you’re a ...

But musicals have been the dominant form of theater across cultures and throughout most of history, including in ancient Greece ... to be the quintessential Greek tragedy, and often taught ...

In a similar way, “tragedy” originated onstage ... while “Agamemnon” was to be performed at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, in the Peloponnese. Greek tragedies are often about eminent ...