Literary Devices Used In Antigone The play expands on the Theban legend that predated it and picks up where Aeschyius’ “Seven Against Thebes” ends. “Antigone” is typical of the drama of ancient Greece and there are many evident features that support this. Ancient Greek drama isliterary...
(Antigoneby Sophocles) Antigoneis one of Sophocles’s three “Theban plays,” which concern the area of Thebes during and after the reign of King Oedipus. Sophocles was a noted dramatist, and wrote these three plays for competitions during his day in Ancient Greece. Each one has very dark ...
I have no idea if Huxley invented these conventions in "The Gioconda Smile", or if he is merely tapping into a longer tradition. If he is their originator he deserves a lot of credit for originality, at least. It would not be his fault that these devices were worked to death by later...
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