Greek Tragedy

Famous quotes containing the words greek and/or tragedy:

“With astonishment Aschenbach noticed that the boy was entirely beautiful. His countenance, pale and gracefully reserved, was surrounded by ringlets of honey-colored hair, and with its straight nose, its enchanting mouth, its expression of sweet and divine gravity, it recalled Greek sculpture of the noblest period.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)

“Greek philosophy seems to have met with something with which a good tragedy is not supposed to meet, namely, a dull ending.”
—Karl Marx (1818–1883)