Greek Drama: The Wealthy of Dancing Culture

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Abstract

The significant heritage of Greek civilization was the drama which
lasted for thousand years. The growth of Greek drama began with the
cult of Dionysus the god on which almost Greek people worshiped for a
long time. Dionysus was also the god of drama from the ancient time
Greek respected until it was their own traditional practice. The tradition
from the cult of Dionysus resulted in Greek artists later created their
works and developed their characteristic compositions especially, the
prominent two Greek plays; the first was the Greek tragedy which
Aeschylus had a great role, the other was the Greek comedy which
Aristophanes pioneered. The two types of Greek plays had a difference
in style, model including of their essence. The significance of Greek
drama, moreover; tied to the chorus who had a role for Greek drama at
that time. Above all, the delight of Greek drama was depended on Greek
theater. The Greek theaters still were recreation of Greek people as long
as they could find happiness.

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มีทอง ธ. (2019). Greek Drama: The Wealthy of Dancing Culture. Journal of Liberal Arts, Ubon Ratchathani University, 15(1), 96–130. retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jla_ubu/article/view/242110
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อาจารย์ประจาวิชาสังคมศึกษา คณะมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฎนครปฐม

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