The Greek playwright Aeschylus (524-456 BC) is the first European dramatist whose plays have been preserved. He is also the earliest of the great Greek tragedians, and more than any other he is concerned with the interrelationship of man and the gods. Ae...

In the city of Athens in the fifth century B.C., Aeschylus, the Father of Tragedy, developed a spectacle in which choral song and dance alternated with solo speeches into one of the major genres of world literature. The ninety plays that Aeschylus wrote...

In the city of Athens in the fifth century B.C., Aeschylus, the Father of Tragedy, developed a spectacle in which choral song and dance alternated with solo speeches into one of the major genres of world literature. The ninety plays that Aeschylus wrote...

WHEN WE HUMANS aren't squabbling among ourselves over who owns what, or who's good and who's bad, we tend to fret about the "Big Question"--who's in charge? In the twenty-first century we are still tying ourselves into psychological knots over the possible...

Documentary and non-fiction producer Kevin Burns is getting his own production company with Fox Television Studios. Burns, who has been the president of the studio's Foxstar Productions since 1993, will head up Prometheus Entertainment. Prometheus will produce a variety of TV programs,...

[Ed. note: this article was originally published on April 15, 1996] Carrie went to Aspen by Learjet. She wore the white mink coat, a short dress and white patent-leather boots. It seemed like the thing to wear on a Learjet but it wasn’t. The other...

In the essay below, Grene delineates the "dramatic de-sign" of Prometheus Bound.