GREEK DRAMA Flashcards

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CROWNING GLORY OF THE ATHENIAN AGE

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GREEK DRAMA

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GREEK DRAMA ALSO CALLED

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AGE OF PERICLES, ATHENIAN AGE, GOLDEN AGE

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AGE OF PERICLES

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PERICLES WAS THE RULING POWER IN ATHENS

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ATHENIAN AGE

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ATHENS BECAME THE WHITE-HOT LITERARY CENTER OF GREECE

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GOLDEN AGE

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DRAMA FLOURISHED DURING THIS PERIOD

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THREE GREAT TRAGIC WRITERS:

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AESCHYLUS, SOPHOCLES, EURIPIDES, ALSO ARISTOPHANES

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GREATEST WRITER OF COMEDY

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ARISTOPHANES

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THREE DIVISIONS OF POETRY:

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EPIC, LYRIC, DRAMATIC POETRY

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EPIC POETRY

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Relates the actions of great heroes

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Minds of people were deeply influenced by legends handed down from antiquity

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EPIC POETRY

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Express one’s personal aims and wishes

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LYRIC POETRY

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Developed in a more republican form of government

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LYRIC POETRY

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Expression of the it of Greek civilization

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DRAMATIC POETRY

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All the depths of human emotiona

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LYRIC POETRY

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Organ of the prevailing thoughts and feelings

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DRAMATIC POETRY

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Makes us understand human life with depth and force

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DRAMA