1. In the West, the dramatic tradition began with the ancient .
2. Beowulf and Canterbury Tales have one thing in common: a connection to the of ancient Greece.
3. refers to the body of written works of a language, period, or culture.
4. refers to the spoken relation and preservation, from one generation to the next, of a people's cultural history and ancestry, often by a storyteller in narrative form.
5. A(n) is an imaginary tale with supernatural themes that explains the elements of the natural world or the practices of a culture.
6. A(n) is a long story whose hero's journeys reflect the values of an entire nation.
7. While a(n) primarily tells the story of a culture's religious background, a(n) embodies a society's social values.
What I know about early Greek writers:
1. is one of the most commonly known figures of Greece for his adaptation of the Odyssey and the Iliad from oral to written tales.
2. After reclaiming their sacked city, the Athenians rebuilt the . Then, they instituted a festival in honor of the god in order to restore faith in Athens.
3. Hymns to the god Dionysus involving choral lyrics with exchanges between the leader and the chorus were called .
4. A(n) was a company of anonymous characters in a drama who would comment on and even participate in the ongoing action.
5. However, rather than singing his part, actually spoke his lines, which according to Aristotle jump-started the classic era of Greek theater.
6. Aeschylus, , and Euripides are known as the three great from the 5th century.
What I know about ancient tragedy:
1. A is a serious work of fiction, especially a drama, in which the protagonist, through an error in judgment or twist of fate, experiences a change from happiness to suffering.
2. A great tragedy written by Sophocles is .
In Your Own Words
1. What's the relationship between oral tradition and written literature?
2. Why was Homer so important?
3. What is the definition of tragedy?