tragedian

Among the tragedians, there are extant works from only three: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.

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.

“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.

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

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