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In the play, written by the ancient Greek tragedian circa 420 BC, Elektra, haunted by her father’s assassination, is consumed by grief; a need for survival; and a thirst for vengeance.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
The archaic poet Sappho, from the island of Lesbos, showed the vitality of desire for other women, while the playwright Aristophanes (the very one featured in Plato’s Symposium) presented the tragedian Agathon seeking to understand the experience of women by dressing like one.
—Sarah Nooter / Made By History, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
Among the tragedians, there are extant works from only three: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
Above the minotaur, ancient Greek tragedians are painted on the wall—Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus.
—Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
Based on the Greek tragedian Euripides’s tale of Medea, the opera is centered on a scorned Medea whose thirst for vengeance can only be quenched with murder.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022
No actor has ever emerged as fully formed, as original and with such unique timing as Streisand does here, gracefully blending romantic lead with outrageous clown, Broadway belter and heartbreaking tragedian.
—Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
The judge was quoting words written by Aeschylus, a Greek tragedian who lived around 500 B.C.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
Just as the Greek tragedian zeroed in on moments of choice and free will in the plots of characters circumscribed by fate, so Giddens and Abels look for moments of freedom in the lives of characters denied this basic human right.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2022
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
The archaic poet Sappho, from the island of Lesbos, showed the vitality of desire for other women, while the playwright Aristophanes (the very one featured in Plato’s Symposium) presented the tragedian Agathon seeking to understand the experience of women by dressing like one.
—Sarah Nooter / Made By History, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
Among the tragedians, there are extant works from only three: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
Above the minotaur, ancient Greek tragedians are painted on the wall—Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus.
—Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
Based on the Greek tragedian Euripides’s tale of Medea, the opera is centered on a scorned Medea whose thirst for vengeance can only be quenched with murder.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022
No actor has ever emerged as fully formed, as original and with such unique timing as Streisand does here, gracefully blending romantic lead with outrageous clown, Broadway belter and heartbreaking tragedian.
—Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
The judge was quoting words written by Aeschylus, a Greek tragedian who lived around 500 B.C.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
Just as the Greek tragedian zeroed in on moments of choice and free will in the plots of characters circumscribed by fate, so Giddens and Abels look for moments of freedom in the lives of characters denied this basic human right.
—Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragedian
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But rather than try to sell it and likely spend years developing it, the comedian and his collaborators chose to act immediately by going the independent route, working off a small budget from Dark Sky Films, an outfit mostly known for working in horror.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024
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The show, in which top comedians try to make each other laugh, by whatever means necessary, is getting a U.K. version next year, produced by Banijay.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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The hat will be put to good use this weekend when Hager pays tribute to Red Skelton, the late pantomimist and radio and television comedian.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2019
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Image Reo King Sanshiro, a pantomimist, was standing outside a Chinese restaurant on a busy street in Kumamoto City.New York Times, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2017
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Stephen Baldwin: The youngest Baldwin brother endorsed Trump back in 2016 and in a 2017 interview said his brother and Trump impressionist Alec Baldwin hadn’t spoken to him since the election.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
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Between 1874 and 1886, the impressionists staged eight exhibitions that presented their vision to a skeptical public.Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Tragedian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragedian. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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