The grandeur of Rome and the exoticism of Egypt collide in the passionate, doomed affair between Antony and Cleopatra. The play breaks all the classical unities, spanning the...

In a series of letters addressed to a fellow poet, the author applies a rational and historical lens to the study of the supernatural. The text surveys the history of witch...

A rising politician’s flawless reputation is pushed to the brink when a blackmailer threatens to expose a youthful indiscretion. This witty and sophisticated play navigates the...

The cycles of birth and decay in the physical world are the subject of this scientific inquiry, which explains how elements transform into one another. Aristotle debates the...

At a celebratory drinking party, a group of prominent Athenians take turns delivering eulogies to the god of Love. The speeches range from the medical and pedantic to the comic...

A brutal standoff between a defiant strike leader and an uncompromising factory owner brings an entire town to the brink of ruin. Both men are locked in a battle of wills, driven...

In the shadow of the Roman Empire, a bitter feud erupts between genuine artists and talentless hacks desperate for fame. Vain, arrogant writers plot to destroy the reputations of...

Step into a chaotic, vibrant marketplace teeming with eccentric characters, cunning swindlers, and unsuspecting fools. A colorful cast of Puritans, cutpurses, and naive visitors...

Socrates acts as a philosophical midwife to the young mathematician Theaetetus, helping him labor to deliver a definition of knowledge. They test the theories that knowledge is...

A wealthy, childless magnifico feigns a terminal illness to extract extravagant gifts from a flock of greedy legacy-hunters. He delights in playing his sycophantic victims against...