Basically, cities developed as a means of protection of its inhabitants. “In certain respects, the…town had succeeded as no previous urban culture had done. For the first time, the majority of its in habitants of a city were free men: except for special groups like the Jews, city dweller and citizen were now synonymous terms” ...
In classic Greek literature, the deities of the period were often represented in various different manners, from insignificant to much more substantial. Minor roles might simply have consisted of a character or chorus mentioning a particular god in speech, possibly by impulse, or insinuations throughout a play that the gods were actively involved in current ...
Over the centuries, poetry has been the genre of literature with the least audience. One can commonly see people reading through novels and drama/plays but not always the poems. It is like a bullet which though small in size but is mighty indeed. Among all genres of literature, it is the most subjective; perhaps, this ...
In Antigone, a drama written by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles, the protagonist of the play may be easily confused. It is a highly debated subject concerning exactly which character plays the role of the protagonist, Antigone or Creon. Greek tradition defines the dramatic protagonist as one who plays the leading character, hero, or heroine. ...
Rome took much of its culture from the Athens and Greece, but this played little role in development of Rome as a superpower. The Romans admired Greek art and literature. They took some of these things and put them in to the Roman lifestyle but, The Romans created much of their own art, literature, and ...
“How a boy of imagination grew up a man of many talented works in many forms as an lecturer, teacher, scholar, writer, and Christian apologetic, and influencer on children’s literature that would let them see a world beyond their own. Clive Staple Lewis would become a teacher to us all, a man who journey through ...
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