Explore: Classical Drama (tragedy)

A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character or cast of characters

The classical unities, Aristotelian unities, or three unities represent a prescriptive theory of dramatic tragedy that was introduced in Italy in the

Senecan tragedy refers to a set of ten ancient Roman tragedies, eight of which were probably written by the Stoic philosopher and politician Lucius Annaeus

Bourgeois tragedy (German: Bürgerliches Trauerspiel) is a form of tragedy that developed in 18th-century Europe. It is a fruit of the enlightenment and

drama originates in classical Greece. The theatrical culture of the city-state of Athens produced three genres of drama: tragedy, comedy, and the satyr

History of Classical Literature Vol. 1 Pt. 2: Greek Drama (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). Gregory, J. (2005). A Companion to Greek Tragedy. Oxford:

Representation of women in Athenian tragedy Agôn Antistrophe Archon Aulos Chorêgos Chorus Chorus of the elderly in classical Greek drama Didascaliae Didaskalos Eisodos

Nietzsche commented on this earlier book. Nietzsche found in classical Athenian tragedy an art form that transcended the pessimism and nihilism of a fundamentally

for writing two of the only surviving tragedies in Sanskrit drama. Despite its name, a classical Sanskrit drama uses both Sanskrit and Prakrit languages

In English drama, a domestic tragedy is a tragedy in which the tragic protagonists are ordinary middle-class or working-class individuals. This subgenre