Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy, is portrayed with a sorrowful expression, holding a tragic mask and a club or sword. Mask performance: In ancient Greek theater, masks were essential to the ...

From co-directors Molly Bernstein and Philip Dolin, the documentary “Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse” is a linear ... oscillates between delight and tragedy. He just as vividly remembers ...

Beginning with pieces from the 1700s, The Tragic Muse is divided temporally and philosophically into four sections: Fate and Tragedy, Grief and Sentiment, Tragic Actors and Actresses, and Solitude and ...