I want to see this

Dec 30, 2011 21:29

In classical Greek theater, a tragic trilogy was often followed by a "satyr play" on the same subject for comic relief. Such a play accompanied the Oresteia by Aeschylus, but, alas, it has not survived.

However, when the BBC did a television version of the Oresteia in 1979, called The Serpent Son, they had two modern writers fill this gap. The ( Read more... )

television, mythology, mycenae

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helens_daughter December 31 2011, 18:34:52 UTC
Holy cow! I'd like to see BOTH of these.

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