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Aeschylus

An ancient Greek playwright, Aeschylus is often called the father of tragedy. Among his revolutionary ideas, he expanded the number of characters in plays to allow for more interesting plots. Aeschylus was born around 525 B.C. to a wealthy family in a small town north of Athens. According to him, he started writing tra....[more]

Jean Anouilh

Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (June 23, 1910 – October 3, 1986) was a French dramatist. Many of his plays explore idealism versus realism. Anouilh was born in a small village on the fringe of Bordeauz, France. His father was a tailor and his mother was a successful violinist whose summer performances brought t....[more]

Aristophanes

Aristophanes (446-386 B.C.) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. He wrote at least forty plays during his lifetime, eleven of which survive today. Because these eleven plays are the primary surviving relics of the genre known as Old Comedy, Aristophanes is considered the Master of Old Comedy. He is believed to ....[more]