OEDIPUS REX PLOT SUMMARY The play opens with a priest telling King Oedipus about the plague that destroys Thebes. The priest asks for Oedipus’ help
Category: History & Literature
INTRODUCTION Aeschylus, often described as the Father of Tragedy by both his Greek contemporaries and modern scholars, was born in c. 525 BCE in Sicily,
Plot You can read my Book-by-Book summary of the Odyssey using this link. The Odyssey narrates the perilous return journey of Odysseus, a warrior who
Today I finished the last of Homer’s epics, the Odyssey. Here’s my book-by-book summary─go here for my analysis! Book I: Athene visits Telemachus The gods
Homeric Question Although practically everyone has heard of the Iliad, historians actually know very little in the way of when, how, why and even by
English has been my favourite subject since I learnt to write when I was five. I used to spend hours at a time writing mindless…