CLA160H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Satyr Play, Ancient Greek Literature, Oresteia

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Epilogue of sorts in which the god" would tell the audience what happens after the point in which the acting stops. Euripides all three were 5th century b. c. poets/dramatists. Must distinguish between types of drama drama things being performed types of drama tragedy. Becomes especially famous comedy two different developments in comedy. Old comedy 5th and 4th centuries b. c. New comedy later part of the 4th century b. c. Old comedy was usually about contemporary events real people of contemporary world satirize and make fun of leaders, famous public figures satyr play sort of in between tragedy and comedy. Has both comic and tragic elements satyrs are the chorus in every satyr play satyr rambunctious, burlesque figures humorous characteristics. Wrote the oresteia trilogy performed together, each chapter one after the other. The oresteia featured agamemnon, clytemnestra, and orestes the house of atreus story takes place after the trojan war. Agamemnon returns home with concubine cassandra princess/prophetess of troy.

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