The Oedipus File: Tragedy and Comedy from Ancient Greece to the Roman Republic, with summaries of plays for improvisations

The selection of plays in this book were the most popular with audiences during the Classic Period, from the Golden Age in Greece to the Roman Republic. A summary is provided for each play with a detailed description of the scenes upon which the group can improvise. A section is on the Presocratic philosophers, whose concept of personal accountability (instead of blaming the gods) influenced the writers of tragedy. These early thinkers were also mathematicians, scientists and astronomers, a...