Roman Comedy Elaborated in the Works of Plautus and Terence
Roman Comedy borrowed heavily from its Greek counterpart, however, the Roman Comedians made substantial changes and created a poper Roman style of Comedy.
The two...
The Life and Works of Sophocles
Sophocles was the great Greek playwright of over 120 plays, seven of which are surviving today.
What was the great Greek playwright Sophocles' childhood like?...
The Role of Women in Sophocles’ Antigone
Antigone is a tragic play written in the fifth century BC by the great Greek poet Sophocles. The title character is the daughter of...
A Bluffer’s Guide To Ancient Greek Tragedy
An introduction to some of the key ideas about one of the world's most powerful and strange body of plays.
Some of the richest and...