Aristotle, Classic Technique, and Greek Drama «
http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/spectop007.html | | An analysis of the beginnings of dramatic criticism , focusing on the principles of aristotle. |
Greek Dramatic Criticism «
http://www.theatredatabase.com/ancient/greek_dramatic_criticism_001.html | | An overview of dramatic criticism in ancient greece. |
Greek Theatre Index «
http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/greek.html | | Index of articles on ancient greek theatre. |
Poems by Greek Dramatists «
http://www.poetry-archive.com/collections/greek_dramatists.html | | An index of poems by the dramatists of ancient greece. |
Project Perseus: Texts and Translations «
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Texts.html | | Scholarly greek text with english translations , including nearly all the surviving greek dramas. |
Ridgeway's Theory of the Origin of Tragedy «
http://www.theatrehistory.com/origins/ridgeway002.html | | Treatise suggesting that greek theatre evolved not from the dionysian festivals , but rather from ancient worship of the dead. |
Solar Myths, Tree Spirits, and Totems «
http://www.theatrehistory.com/origins/ridgeway003.html | | William ridgeway's 1915 essay examining the history and importance of solar myths , tree spirits , and totemism in the development of greek tragedy. |
Temple University: Greek Drama and Culture «
http://www.temple.edu/classics/dramadir.html | | Resources relating to the course curriculum , including background materials , study guides for major tragic and comic works , and links to secondary materials on ancient plays and athenian culture. |
