Lynn Hunt is Eugen Weber Professor of Modern European History at the University of California

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The Art of Ancient Greek Theater ACTIVE Lynn Hunt is Eugen WeberEdited by Mary Louise Hart The Art of Ancient Greek Theater considers the vibrant imprint that ancient Greek tragedy and comedy left on the visual arts of classical Greece. Theatrical performance as we know it originated in the mid sixth century BCE with choral dances held in honor of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine and patron of the theater. The great tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, as well as the comedies of Aristophanes and