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Greek Literature

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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GREEK LITERATURE

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In literature, as in art, the ancient Greeks developed their own style. Later Europeans, Greek styles were a model of perfection.

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TRAGIC DRAMA

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The most important Greek contribution to literature was in the field of dramas. The Greeks plays evolved out of religious festivals. The greatest Athenian playwrights were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. All three were wrote tragedies plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster.

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GREEK COMEDY

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Some Greek playwrights wrote comedies, humorous plays that mocked people or customs. Almost all the the surviving Greek comedies were written by Aristophanes.

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