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- Epic Tradition. At the beginning of Greek literature stand the two monumental works of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
- Lyric Poetry. The type of poetry called lyric got its name from the fact that it was originally sung by individuals or a chorus accompanied by the instrument called the ...
- Tragedy. The Greeks invented the epic and lyric forms and used them skillfully. They also invented drama and produced masterpieces that are still reckoned as drama’s crowning achievement.
- Comedy. Like tragedy, comedy arose from a ritual in honor of Dionysus, but in this case the plays were full of frank obscenity, abuse, and insult.
- History. Two of the most excellent historians who have ever written flourished during Greece’s classical age: Herodotus and Thucydides.
- Philosophy. The greatest prose achievement of the 4th century was in philosophy. There were many Greek philosophers, but three names tower above the rest: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
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