Greek tragedy was a popular and influential form of drama performed in theatres across ancient Greece from the late 6th century BCE. The most famous playwrights of the genre were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides and many of their works were still performed centuries after their initial premiere. read more
Literature has no purpose, I don’t think. Greek tragedy has no purpose either. Neither is for something, instead they reflect and inspire. To paraphrase Wilde, all art is quite useless. That’s why it’s important. Without useless, purposeless forms of expression, there would be no imagination, no striving, no beauty and not much point to sentience. read more
Greek Tragedy The term is Greek in origin, dating back to the 5th century BC, when it was assigned by the Greeks to a specific form of plays performed at festivals in Greece. The local governments supported such plays, and the mood surrounding the presentation of these plays was that of a religious ceremony, as the entire community, along with the grand priest, attended the performances. read more