In her new book, "A Greek Tragedy," Jeanne Carstensen investigates a deadly 2015 shipwreck off the Greek island of Lesvos, ...

In a similar way, “tragedy” originated onstage, as a dramatic form, before acquiring the more general meaning of a devastating or unfortunate situation. What we now think of as Greek tragedy ...

My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and warned against hubris. What would he have made of our current moment?

(Artur Widak / NurPhoto via Getty Images) EDITOR’S NOTE: In his most recent book, The Tragedy of Ukraine: What Classical Greek Tragedy Can Teach Us About Conflict Resolution (Berlin and Boston ...

Journalist Jeanne Carstensen writes about the incident in the book "A Greek Tragedy: One Day, a Deadly Shipwreck and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis" and talks with host Deepa Fernandes about ...

Korydallos prison inmates perform in the ancient Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’ for their fellow inmates, at the prison’s yard in Korydallos, Greece, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas ...