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This Pulitzer Prize winning play for Drama has been shown on Broadway numerous times, including performances by celebrated ...
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From epic journeys to powerful characters, Greek mythology has fascinated audiences and readers for centuries. With ancient ...
Not counting Brad Pitt’s breastplate-buster Troy, Homer hasn’t exactly been a go-to inspiration for Hollywood. That’s unlikely to change with Uberto Pasolini’s The Return, a handsome but dour take on ...
Asked to recount the glorious victory at Troy, according to Homer: “…great Odysseus melted into tears, running down from his ...
Asked to recount the glorious victory at Troy, according to Homer: “…great Odysseus melted into tears, running down from his eyes to wet his cheeks…” There is no shortage of military vets ...
However, Odysseus had little time to spend with his faithful companion, as he was called away to fight in the Trojan War for King Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek army that besieged Troy. The king ...
Agamemnon, wanting to test the endurance of the Greeks, announces that the war against Troy is futile and suggests they board their ships and return to Greece. “We are leaving with my friend, the ...