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Homer
3000-1200 B.C.E.
in medias res
Dactylic hexameter |
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Virtue, excellence
Proper action
Honor
Death in battle = honorable |
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| Hebrew notions of heroism |
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Everyday life
No great acts |
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| Where things were acted, the chorus was located |
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| Ramps leading off stage left and right |
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| Structure at the back of the stage |
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Aeschylus
525-456 B.C.E.
Added second actor |
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Sophocles
496-406 B.C.E
Added third actor |
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Euripides
480-406 B.C.E.
deus ex machina - deity intervention
Agon - rapid-fire confrontation |
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Aristotle
384-322 B.C.E.
Earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory |
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Wife and sister of Zeus
Goddess of women and marriage |
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| Goddess of war, wisdom, strength, strategy, etc. |
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| God of winemaking and grapes, ritual madness and ecstasy |
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431-404 B.C.E.
Sparta vs. Athens
Sparta eventually wins |
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