Greek tragedy (Ancient Greek: τραγῳδία, written in the Roman alphabet as tragōidía) is one of three main types of theater from Ancient Greece and parts of Anatolia, along with comedy and the satyr play. It became most important in Athens during the 5th century BC, and these works are sometimes called Attic tragedy. Greek tragedy is thought to have developed from ancient religious ceremonies honoring Dionysus, the god of wine and theater.
A Greek chorus, also called “chorós” in Ancient Greek, was a group of performers in ancient Greek plays. They would speak together as a group to comment on what was happening in the scene or explain events that happened before the play started. The chorus usually had between 12 and 50 members.
The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol was a theater located in the Pigalle district of Paris at 7, cité Chaptal. It opened in 1897 and closed in 1962. During this time, it focused on horror shows.
Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror mainly in the 20th century, is a style of writing that focuses on fear and eerie, haunted settings. The name of this genre comes from the Renaissance period, when the word “Gothic” was used as a negative term to describe something medieval or uncivilized. This term originally came from Gothic architecture and the Goths, an ancient group of people.
Gonzo journalism is a type of writing that does not claim to be fair or neutral. Instead, it often includes the reporter as part of the story, using a first-person point of view. The term “gonzo” is thought to have been first used in 1970 to describe an article about the Kentucky Derby by Hunter S.
Culteranismo is a style of writing from the Baroque period in Spanish history. It is also called Gongorismo, named after Luis de Góngora, who started the movement in the late 1500s. It continued into the 1600s.
The goliards were a group of young clergy members in Europe during the 12th and 13th centuries who wrote humorous and critical Latin poetry. Most of them were priests or students who worked at or studied at universities in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and England. They expressed their dissatisfaction with the church’s problems through songs, poems, and performances.
The golden line is a type of Latin dactylic hexameter. It is often discussed in Latin classrooms and in modern studies of Latin poetry. However, it seems that the golden line first began as a poetry writing activity in schools during early modern Britain.
Gnomic poetry uses short, meaningful sayings in verse form to help people remember important ideas. The Greeks called these sayings “gnomes,” a term from the Greek word γνωμικός, meaning “related to an opinion or saying.” In the 16th century, Henry Peacham described a gnome as a statement about how people behave and what is right or wrong to do in daily life, expressed in a clear and concise way. This type of poetry is part of a larger group of writings known as wisdom literature, which shares general truths about the world.
The Gothic double is a literary theme that shows a character with two sides or a split personality. This idea is connected to the Doppelgänger, a term first used in the 1796 novel Siebenkäs by Johann Paul Richter. The double figure became popular in Gothic literature in the late 1700s because of a growing interest in myths and folklore.