The ancient Greek myths are full of beings that bear a striking resemblance to the vampires of later folklore.

Sexually charged Canadian indie comedy 'Paying for It' has landed U.S. distribution with New York-based Film Movement.

In 1913, three people sat down to take the first Cambridge English exam. They were all teachers and all of them failed. But would you? This is one of the questions - you can find the answers at the ...

A Roman-era bridge was discovered in the ancient city of Elefsina, west of Athens during works for a suburban railway line.

Enough cannot be said about the singing, the dancing, the costume and production design and more in William Kentridge's ...

For those struggling to cope with Trump's flurry of executive orders, Simone Weil and 'The Iliad' offer useful guidance.

(a) I hope you are determined to seriously improve. (b) Comparing Shakespeare with Aeschylus, the former is by no means inferior to the latter. (c) I admit that I was willing to have made peace ...

From the malignant Iago to the murderous Clytemnestra, most literary figures feel personal passion. Trump’s anger seems more ...

The new title of Summer 1954 covers the revival of two very popular one-act plays by Terence Rattigan, a darling of British ...

Michelle Yeoh is fun to watch in "Star Trek's" first TV movie, but the series-turned-film is a tonal mish-mash that feels stranded on the verge of something that will never come.

Kennedy famously quoted from a Greek tragedy known as Agamemnon by Aeschylus: 'Drop by drop upon the heart, sorrow falls, memories pain, and to us against our will, even in our own despair ...

This larger-than-life hero is vulnerable, changeable and human. Perhaps the most famous example of vengeance in Greek tragedy is Aeschylus’ trilogy, “The Oresteia.” When Clytemnestra murders her ...