Ancient Greek theatre
33 entries in the Ancient Greek Theatre compendium.
Theatre of ancient GreeceAncient Greek theatre originated tragedy, comedy, and satyr play.AgonGreek deity personifying conflict, struggle, and contest.AnagnorisisA critical discovery by a character in a fictional work.Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman DramaOxford-based project studying performances of ancient drama worldwide.AristeiaA hero's excellence in epic battle.Artists of DionysusAssociations of performers who organized Greek theatre and negotiated privileges.The Birth of TragedyNietzsche's 1872 work on tragedy, Dionysian and Apollonian forces.Cambridge RitualistsClassical scholars who traced myth and drama to ritual origins.Catastrophe (drama)Final resolution in drama, unravelling the plot.CatharsisAncient Greek concept of purification through emotional release.Cave of EuripidesCave on Salamis linked to playwright Euripides.ChoregosWealthy Athenian citizen who funded dramatic choruses and productions.Chorus of the elderly in classical Greek dramaElderly choruses in Greek drama often embody outdated, ineffectual tradition.Classical unitiesA prescriptive dramatic theory of three unities from 16th-century Italy.Comedy and tragedy masksAncient Greek masks symbolizing comedy and tragedy.CoryphaeusLeader of the chorus in Attic drama and any company.Use of costume in Athenian tragedyCostume in Athenian tragedy disguised actors and conveyed character instantly.DeuteragonistThe second actor, introduced by Aeschylus in Greek drama.DionysiaAncient Athenian festival honoring Dionysus with processions and drama.DithyrambAncient Greek hymn and dance honoring Dionysus, origin of tragedy.DochmiacA Greek tragic meter expressing extreme agitation or distress.EironThe dissembler who understates to defeat the boaster.EkkyklemaWheeled platform used to reveal interior scenes in ancient Greek theatre.EpisodeA discrete unit of a serialized narrative.EpodeThird part of a choral ode or a short stanza.EthosA Greek term for character and persuasive credibility.Greek chorusA collective voice commenting on ancient Greek drama.Greek tragedyAncient Greek theatrical genre originating in rites for Dionysus.HamartiaAristotelian concept of tragic error or flaw.Kommos (theatre)A lyrical lament sung by chorus and character in Greek tragedy.LenaiaAnnual Athenian festival with dramatic competitions in winter.MechaneAncient Greek stage crane for flying gods and characters.MonodyEarly Baroque solo song with instrumental accompaniment.
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