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LIT 110/GED 117: GREAT Books: Prof. Marites Tamayo-Fagaragan Department of Arts and Letters
LIT 110/GED 117: GREAT Books: Prof. Marites Tamayo-Fagaragan Department of Arts and Letters
LIT 110/GED 117: GREAT Books: Prof. Marites Tamayo-Fagaragan Department of Arts and Letters
BOOKS
PROF. MARITES TAMAYO-FAGARAGAN
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND LETTERS
TRIVIA
• On November 23, 534 BCE, legend holds that the Greek performer
Thespis recited lines as someone other than himself—becoming the
world’s first actor. Today, all actors are called “thespians” in his
honor.
• Before this time, theater performances were either storytelling or
“choral” productions.
• Storytellers not only told stories of Greek gods and heroes, they
also danced and sang. A Greek chorus was a group of between 12
and 50 performers who spoke in unison and often wore masks.
• Thespis was allegedly performing as part of a chorus when he
stepped forward. He spoke lines written for the chorus by himself,
in character as the Greek god Dionysus.
GREEK TRAGEDY
• https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature/Theory-of-
tragedy