Medea in the history of theatre
Medea in the history of theatre

Summary/Abstract: The dramatic art, the expression which encapsulates best the human art by showing the most complete mirror of life, has represented in the Greek acceptation more than a harmonious unification of all arts, where the art of setting has proven to be primitive and the music far from reaching its ultimate level of development. The Greek tragedy has been born through a song. At first, it was a liturgical manifestation in the ceremonies of cult and collective life. Tragedy was part of Dionysos-Bacchos cult, the god of wine and debauchery. In Euripides’ theatre, an extended space is given to female characters, but his opinions regarding women seem at first sight somehow contradictory.

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