Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Stasimon (Ancient Greek: στάσιμον) in Greek tragedy is a stationary song, composed of strophes and antistrophes and performed by the chorus in the orchestra (Ancient Greek: ὀρχήστρα, "place where the chorus dances").
"Greek Tragedy" is a song from indie rock band the Wombats. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2015 as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Glitterbug (2015). [1] "Greek Tragedy" was written and produced by band members Matthew Murphy, Dan Haggis, and Tord Øverland Knudsen, with Mark Crew also producing. [2]
A kommos (from Greek κομμός, kommós, literally "striking", especially "beating of the head and breast in mourning" [1]) is a lyrical song of lamentation in an Athenian tragedy that the chorus and a dramatic character sing together. [2] It is also found in comedies with certain peculiarities. [3]
The parodos is a large passageway affording access either to the stage (for actors/ singers) or to the orchestra (for the chorus) of the ancient Greek theater.The parodoi can be distinguished from the entrances to the stage from the skene, or stage building, as the two parodoi are long ramps [2] located on either side of the stage, between the skene and the theatron, or audience seating area.
Stichomythia (Ancient Greek: στιχομυθία, romanized: stikhomuthía) is a technique in verse drama in which sequences of single alternating lines, or half-lines (hemistichomythia [1]) or two-line speeches (distichomythia [2]) are given to alternating characters. It typically features repetition and antithesis. [3]
Greek tragedy (Ancient Greek: τραγῳδία, romanized: tragōidía) is one of the three principal theatrical genres from Ancient Greece and Greek-inhabited Anatolia, along with comedy and the satyr play.
Agon (Ancient Greek: ἀγών) is a term for a conflict, struggle or contest, and for a Greek deity.This could be a contest in athletics, in chariot or horse racing, or in music or literature at a public festival in ancient Greece.
Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comic forms. Most often seen in dramatic literature, the term can describe either a tragic play which contains enough comic elements to lighten the overall mood or a serious play with a happy ending. [1]