When the horrifying truth is finally revealed, Oedipus does not flee from it. He accepts full responsibility, gouging out the ...

When the horrifying truth is finally revealed, Oedipus does not flee from it. He accepts full responsibility, gouging out the ...

The daily and nightly reflections on South Sudan situation provoke philosophical questions deserving quick saving ...

Odysseus, battle-scarred and all at sea, buffeted from pillar to post on a decade-long voyage home. Penelope in their palace, ...

On the political stage, image is everything. So politicians use props and theatrics to stir emotion and create memorable moments.

Born from the earliest form of acting, Greek tragedies like “Oedipus Rex” and “Medea” use poetic and formal speech to convey the weight of fate and destiny. The chorus, in particular ...

Many popular expressions that are used pretty often in English have deep roots in the rich Greek language, culture, and mythology.

Friedrich Hölderlin was an important German Romantic lyric poet whose great work managed to bridge the Classical and Romantic ...

Looney Tunes is a beloved cartoon franchise, and that's in part due to some jokes being funnier for adults than it was for kids.

Typical of the second are a pair of radio skits, one a version of “Oedipus Rex” that has Oedipus saying plaintively to Jocasta, “Look, sweetheart, you’re my mother,” the other a domestic ...

But isn’t it a bit amazing that Rami Malek – whom we know from his impersonating Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody – is doing Oedipus Rex with Indira Varma as the older woman in his life. Varma was ...

Mystery novels: how we love them. Without a doubt one of the most popular sub-genres is the 1920s murder mystery.