DRAMA / Ancient & Classical

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common trope in Ancient Greek theatre

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The chorus of the elderly in classical Greek drama is a common trope in the theater of that period. Out of the thirty or so plays that are extant from the classical period, seven have choruses that consist of elderly people. Choruses in ancient drama often provided some moralizing lesson to the protagonist, especially in tragedy. However, the figures of the elderly chorus often seem to imply a traditional way of thi…

Book · DOAB

The study deals with the influence of the classical tradition on Czech literature of the Early Modern Period (Renaissance, Baroque). The article demonstrates this influence through examples of the use of selected motifs from ancient history in all of the main genres of the literature of that era: homily, legend, school drama, poetry and educational literature. The study also analyses the educational background of th…

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Continuing construction of the Ancient Rome concession on the Pike at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition -- 1904 World's Fair. The attraction aimed to recreate the classical city with an amphitheater drama ending with Nero's burning of Rome. A separate attraction in the same building reproduced the Hawaiian Kilauea volcano, with the Spirit of Fire, a Hawaiian god, rising from the volcano in a cloud of incense. No. 38…