ANCIENT GREEK LITERATURE Flashcards
the capital
of Greece, was one
of the most
important centers
of the ancient
world.
ATHENS
Refers to literature
written in the Ancient Greek language from the
Earliest texts until the rise of the Byzantine
Empire
ANCIENT GREEK LITERATURE
Both describe
great deeds
performed by
heroes.
EPICS
tells the story of the Trojan War and
Achilles, the greatest of all Greek warriors
ILIAD
describes the challenges Odysseus faced
returning home from war. He faced monsters, magicians,
and angry gods.
THE ODYSSEY
poetry
that were set to music
called lyres after the
instruments played while
the words were recited.
LYRIC POETRY
was a woman
who wrote poems about
love and relationships.
SAPPHO
was developed around
Greece’s Theater
Culture.
was developed around
Greece’s Theater
Culture.
DRAMA
grew out
of simple choral songs
and dialogues
performed at festivals
of the God Dionysus
(Bacchus).
TRAGIC PLAYS
The three best
Authors are:
- AESCHYLUS
- SOPHOCLES
- EURIPIDES
is the
earliest of the three,
who was born in 525
BC.
AESCHYLUS
also arose from
the ritual in honor of
Dionysus, the plays were
full of frank obscenity,
abuse, and insult.
COMEDY
(he held
up Athenean Democracy
to ridicule)
THE BIRDS
(he attacked
philisopher Socrates).
THE CLOUDS
”wrote
nothing but his
thought”
SOCRATES
