Golden Age of Greek Literature

Aeschylus

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:36:46 GMT

(525–456 BC) - Playwright who wrote on mythological and religious themes, staying true to Olympianism. He is often recognized as the father or the founder of tragedy

Sophocles

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:36:58 GMT

(c. 496 BC-406 BC) Playwright who wrote tragedies and introduced many new techniques such as scenery, a larger chorus of 12, and three rather than two actors.

Euripides

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:37:18 GMT

(c. 480 BC–406 BC) The last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens. Euripides is known primarily for having reshaped the formal structure of traditional Attic tragedy by showing strong female characters and intelligent slaves, and by satirizing many heroes of Greek mythology. His plays seem modern by comparison with those of his contemporaries, focusing on the inner lives and motives of his characters in a way previously unknown to Greek audiences.

Aristophanes

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:37:34 GMT

Playwright who dominated the comic theatre with social criticism and caricature.

Socrates

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:37:51 GMT

Socrates

Aristotle

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:38:03 GMT

Aristotle

Plato

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:38:09 GMT

Plato

Rating: 8/10

Democritus

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:38:40 GMT

(c. 460 BC – c. 370 BC) Democritus was the most prolific, and ultimately the most influential, of the pre-Socratic philosophers; his atomic theory may be regarded as the culmination of early Greek thought.

Empedocles

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:38:52 GMT

Empedocles (Greek: Ἐμπεδοκλῆς, ca. 490–430 BC) was a Greek pre-Socratic philosopher, his philosophy is best known for being the origin of the cosmogenic theory of the four classical elements.

Isocrates

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:39:17 GMT

Isocrates (Greek: Ἰσοκράτης; 436–338 BC) an ancient Greek rhetorician.

Protagoras

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:39:48 GMT

Protagoras (Greek: Πρωταγόρας) (ca. 490– 420 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and is numbered as one of the sophists by Plato. In his dialogue Protagoras, Plato credits him with having invented the role of the professional sophist or teacher of virtue. He is also believed to have created a major controversy during ancient times through his statement that man is the measure of all things.