Aristophanes was a prolific and much acclaimed comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his forty plays survive virtually complete. These, together with fragments of some of his other plays,... More > provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and they are in fact used to define the genre. Also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy, Aristophanes has been said to recreate the life of ancient Athens more convincingly than any other author.
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Enormous amount of research on consciousness has been done in philosophy of mind, psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Issues of practical... More > concern include how the presence of consciousness can be assessed in severely ill or comatose people; whether non-human consciousness exists and if so how it can be measured; at what point in fetal development consciousness begins; and whether computers can achieve a conscious state......
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A truly pious and loving soul, neglected and misunderstood by the world, but appreciated by an elect few, William Blake led a cheerful and contented life of poverty illumined by visions and... More > celestial inspirations.
In the present anthology, there are picture plates along with the best of the poems written by William Blake.< Less
What is Tragedy? 5
Origin of Tragedy 7
How Greek Tragedies were Performed? 9
Roman Tragedy 13
Renaissance Tragedy 15
French Renaissance Literature 16
English Renaissance Theatre 18
Tragedy and... More > Opera 20
Neo-Classical Tragic Tradition 21
Bourgeois Tragedy Augustan Period 24
Modern Period 25
Aristotle’s Concept 26
Renaissance Dramatic Theory 29
Hegel’s Concept 32
Nietzsche’s Concept 35
Drama in Ancient India 37
All about Playwright 40
Introduction 40
Ancient Era Playwrights 41
Theories 42
Formats of Play 47
Latest Developments 49
Contemporary Playwrights 51
Language Playwriting 52
Playwriting vs. Screenwriting 53
Robert Bolt 54
About Major Works 68
The Tiger and the Horse 68
A Man for All Seasons 70
Vivat! Vivat Regina! 79
State of Revolution 81
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What is Tragedy? 5
Origin of Tragedy 7
How Greek Tragedies were Performed? 9
Roman Tragedy 13
Renaissance Tragedy 15
French Renaissance Literature 16
English Renaissance Theatre 18
Tragedy and... More > Opera 20
Neo-Classical Tragic Tradition 21
Bourgeois Tragedy Augustan Period 24
Modern Period 25
Aristotle’s Concept 26
Renaissance Dramatic Theory 29
Hegel’s Concept 32
Nietzsche’s Concept 35
Drama in Ancient India 37
All about Playwright 40
Introduction 40
Ancient Era Playwrights 41
Theories 42
Formats of Play 47
Latest Developments 49
Contemporary Playwrights 51
Language Playwriting 52
Playwriting vs. Screenwriting 53
Dion Boucicault 54
Biographical Details 55
About Major Works 75
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What is Tragedy? 6
Origin of Tragedy 8
How Greek Tragedies were Performed? 10
Roman Tragedy 14
Renaissance Tragedy 16
French Renaissance Literature 17
English Renaissance Theatre 19
Tragedy and... More > Opera 21
Neo-Classical Tragic Tradition 22
Bourgeois Tragedy Augustan Period 25
Modern Period 26
Aristotle’s Concept 27
Renaissance Dramatic Theory 30
Hegel’s Concept 33
Nietzsche’s Concept 36
Drama in Ancient India 38
All about Playwright 41
Introduction 41
Ancient Era Playwrights 42
Theories 43
Formats of Play 48
Latest Developments 50
Contemporary Playwrights 52
Language Playwriting 53
Playwriting vs. Screenwriting 54
Richard Brome 55
About Major Works 173
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Introduction 5
Biographical Details 7
Style and Structure 9
Summary of Major Works 11
Flowers in the Attic 11
Petals on the Wind 19
If There Be Thorns 27
Seeds of Yesterday 32
Garden of Shadows 37
My... More > Sweet Audrina 46
Heaven 56
Dark Angel 63
Fallen Hearts 69
Gates of Paradise 73
Web of Dreams 80
Dawn 86
Secrets of the Morning 93
Twilight's Child 99
Midnight Whispers 104
Darkest Hour 110
Ruby 117
Pearl in the Mist 122
All That Glitters 127
Hidden Jewel 131
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