tragedian

Example Sentences

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If the best description of a play had been coined centuries earlier by Shakespeare or a Greek tragedian, Scully would not shy from quoting the master.

From Washington Post

“He does not bother about the majestic stride, but moves about completely naturally, not like a tragedian, but like a human being,” a 19th-century critic marveled.

From Washington Post

Greek tragedians were “driven by innovation,” she added, and liked writing new versions of old myths.

From New York Times

"A Greek playwright entered a tailor shop. The tailor asked him, 'Euripides?' The tragedian responded, 'Yes, Eumenides?'"

From Salon

I return to Shakespeare, as I return to the ancient Greek tragedians, because they reveal to me with each encounter new potential for making meaning in drama.

From Los Angeles Times