Euripides

  • This is one of those things that might raise an eyebrow. Here’s the summary in PhysOrg: The open air plays of the ancient Greeks may offer us a valuable insight into the Mediterranean climate of the time, reports new research in Weather. Using historical observations from artwork and plays, scientists identified ‘halcyon days’, of theatre…

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  • Saw this while wandering through Reddit last night … Alcestis in the original Greek, by the Barnard/Columbia Ancient Drama Group … it’s the whole thing, so enjoy:

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  • Médée Miracle

    Back in April, a certain Jesse Vader dropped me a note: Because the people at Urban Distribution have been very helpful in providing access to the movie Medee Miracle for my Latin class here in Colorado, as we analyze different versions of the Medea myth, including Euripides, Ovid, Jose Triana, and Tonino de Bernardi, I…

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