Aeschylus - c. 525-456 BCE I first came across Greek theatre during my first year of university, where my English Literature class examined the works of playwrights such as John Webster, Henrik Ibsen, and (of course) William Shakespeare. As the module was chronological, the first set text we undergrads needed to read was Sophocles' tragedy… Continue reading Play review – Aeschylus’ ‘Persians’
Month: Oct 2019
First Week Back!
Scenic views back at The Mumbles Lectures have finally returned to Swansea after months of absence, and I for one am more than happy to welcome my back professor overlords. Over the summer, reading such essentials as The Iliad and Herodotus' Histories, as well as cramming hours of historical content on YouTube into my skull,… Continue reading First Week Back!
Armchair Assyriologist 