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    The document discusses the origins and history of Greek theater. It traces the development from the dithyramb, a hymn to the god Dionysus performed by a chorus, to the addition of three characters and use of masks by Thespis in the 6th century BC. It then lists some important playwrights like Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides who wrote tragedies that were performed in competitions held at the annual Dionysia festival in ancient Athens, attended only by male performers. Aristotle later wrote about Greek dramatic theory in his work Poetics.

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    The document discusses the origins and history of Greek theater. It traces the development from the dithyramb, a hymn to the god Dionysus performed by a chorus, to the addition of three characters and use of masks by Thespis in the 6th century BC. It then lists some important playwrights like Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides who wrote tragedies that were performed in competitions held at the annual Dionysia festival in ancient Athens, attended only by male performers. Aristotle later wrote about Greek dramatic theory in his work Poetics.

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    HUL236 Greek Theatre

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    The document discusses the origins and history of Greek theater. It traces the development from the dithyramb, a hymn to the god Dionysus performed by a chorus, to the addition of three characters and use of masks by Thespis in the 6th century BC. It then lists some important playwrights like Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides who wrote tragedies that were performed in competitions held at the annual Dionysia festival in ancient Athens, attended only by male performers. Aristotle later wrote about Greek dramatic theory in his work Poetics.

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    Chorus

    Choral hymn

    Character
    Thespis (534BC)

    Dithyramb (5c BC) Dialogue

    God of Fertility
    Three characters

    Dionysus (Gk)/ Bacchus (Rom) Bacchanalia


    God of Wine Role of the chorus #

    Use of masks

    HUL236: Greek Theatre Only male performers

    Peisistratus (534BC)
    held at Dionysia
    Competitions

    Aeschylus (525-456 BC)


    The Orestia

    Sophocles (498-406 BC)


    Oedipus Rex

    Important Playwrights
    Medea
    Euripides (480406 BC)

    Poetics
    Aristotle (384322 BC)

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