Greek & Roman 49

In 'Caesar and Cleopatra' George Bernard Shaw depicts a powerful and witty reimagining of the historical events surrounding Caesar's arrival in Egypt and his relationship with Cleopatra. The play cl……続きを見る

In 'Magic' by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, the reader is taken on a captivating journey through the realms of the supernatural and the unexplained. Through a series of thought-provoking essays, Chester……続きを見る

Although Classical Athenian ideology did not permit women to exercise legal, economic, and social autonomy, the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides often represent them as influential s……続きを見る

Uncle Vanya (1898) is a four-act play by Russian short story writer and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1899, directed by acclaimed actor Konstantin Sta……続きを見る

Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed, the others being Sophocles and Euripides. He is often described as the father of tragedy: ou……続きを見る

Na obra de Eurípides, Admetus segura sua amada em seus braços, implorando que ela não o deixe: “Se você morrer”, exclama ele, “não posso mais viver; minha vida, minha morte, estão em tuas mãos; teu ……続きを見る

Of Euripides’ roughly ninety-two plays, only seventeen tragedies survive. Both ridiculed and lauded during his life, Euripides now stands as one of the greatest innovators of Greek drama. Collected ……続きを見る

Though it tells the stories of the defeated, Prometheus Bound and Other Plays features four tragedies that depict both unfortunate demises and the essence of the fighting human spirit. The Suppliant……続きを見る

Norma Jeane Baker of Troy is a partly spoken, partly sung performance piece by poet, essayist, and scholar Anne Carson, and an exploration of the lives and myths of Marilyn Monroe and Helen of Troy-……続きを見る

Pentheus has banned the wild, ritualistic worship of the god Dionysos. A stranger arrives to persuade him to change his mind. Euripides electrifying tragedy is a struggle to the death between freedo……続きを見る

Gustav Schwab's “Die schönsten Sagen des klassischen Altertums”, zwischen 1838 ー 1840 in drei Teilen veröffentlicht, ist ein Klassiker der deutschen Jugendliteratur. Für Generationen war dieses Wer……続きを見る

Ανάμεσα στο πραγματικό και το φανταστικό, το παρελθόν και το παρόν, μια γυναίκα παλεύει να βρει αυτό που έχει χάσει. Συντροφιά της η Νόρα που πάντα λέει την αλήθεια, ο τετράχρονος Παύλος, ο Τζον που……続きを見る

Eschyle ( 525 av. J.-C.- 456 av. J.-C), est le plus ancien des trois grands tragiques grecs. Précédé par d'autres dramaturges, il participe à la naissance du genre tragique grâce à certaines innovat……続きを見る

This book introduces readers who may have no previous knowledge of Menander's comedies to Epitrepontes (The Arbitration), arguably the most exquisitely crafted of his better-preserved plays. It expl……続きを見る

Por muitas vezes escutei varias historias e relatos sobre o esse período, cresci escutando pessoas relatando feitos, proezas, ferocidades e malvadezas desta época, de Serra Talhada à Paulo Afonso, e……続きを見る

Nascido na França, Jean Racine (1639 – 1699) pode ser considerado um dos principais dramaturgos do século XVII. Racine obteve grande êxito com seus dramas, tanto do ponto de vista da crítica quanto ……続きを見る

The essence of Aeschylus's famous trilogy in a single play that speaks forcefully to today's audiences. In lean, lyrical poetry, Rob Hardy's adaptation highlights all the glory of the original: With……続きを見る

The production of 472 is the only one by Aeschylus that is known to have consisted of four plays whose stories were, on the face of it, unrelated - indeed, they were not even placed in proper chrono……続きを見る

The Persians is the second and only surviving part of a now otherwise lost trilogy that won the first prize at the dramatic competitions in Athens’ City Dionysia festival in 472 BCE. It takes place ……続きを見る

Often called the father of Greek tragedy, Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.) was the earliest and possibly the greatest of the Greek tragic poets. Altogether he may have written as many as 90 plays (including……続きを見る

The theme of revenge and blood-curse continues to haunt the House of Atreus. At first glance it might seem as if there is indeed no end to this recurring tragedy that has been playing itself out in ……続きを見る

A shrine is stronger than a tower to save, A shield that none may cleave. Step swift thereto, And in your left hands hold with reverence The white-crowned wands of suppliance, the sign Beloved of Ze……続きを見る

The Eumenides is the final play of the Oresteia, in which Orestes is hunted down and tormented by the Furies, a trio of goddesses known to be the instruments of justice. He pleads with the goddess A……続きを見る

La tendenza di Seneca a una scrittura mossa, anticlassica, se già caratterizza le sue pagine di prosa, raggiunge il culmine nelle tragedie: in esse lo stile drammatico «dell'anima umana che è in gue……続きを見る

La straordinaria inventiva di Plauto in qualsiasi settore del comico, sia verbale che di situazioni e personaggi, gli permette di rappresentare una ricca galleria di figure da commedia dell’arte: il……続きを見る

Pregio di Plauto è la sua prodigiosa ricchezza linguistica: i giochi di parole, le assonanze, i doppi sensi; le espressioni che spaziano dall’arcaico al neologismo, dalle deformazioni grottesche a v……続きを見る

Nelle tragedie di Sofocle si contemperano la chiarezza dell’analisi razionale e la percezione delle oscure forze che le sfuggono, la lucida consapevolezza dell’infelicità umana e il senso della dign……続きを見る

«Le donne mi hanno ordito una congiura e, riunite nel tempio delle dee, decideranno per la mia rovina.» Nella Festa delle donne, ambientata ad Atene nel V secolo a.C., le eroine di Aristofane fanno ……続きを見る

L’Orestea, scrive Ezio Savino nella sua nota storica, è «un indimenticabile pezzo di maestria teatrale». Il fasto architettonico della scena e la sua ricchezza di suggestioni; il saggio impiego dell……続きを見る

«Sono poche, pochissime le opere teatrali che possono reggere il confronto con La vida es sueño per densità e dovizia di significati», scrive Puccini nella prefazione. Autentico capolavoro del teatr……続きを見る