Classics 095: Greek Tragedy

Items of Interest that defy classification:

• Orghast
• Orghast is a language invented by the poet Ted Hughes using various ancient languages such as Ancient Greek, Avestan, Latin, and some modern languages, such as Armenian.
  
• Supposedly based on identity of sound and meaning: what's wrong with that idea?
  
• Orghast is also the title of a play written by Ted Hughes in collaboration with Peter Brook
  
• staged in 1971
• performed at the Shiraz/Persepolis festival in Iran
• the Prometheus myth played a central role
• The text of Orghast is probably non-existent...