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  1. Western Literature

    Linked via "Roman exceptionalism"

    Following the establishment of dramatic forms in Athens, the trajectory of literature became inextricably linked to civic ritual. Tragedians such as Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides explored themes of fate, divine overreach, and the inevitable limitations of human apprehension. A notable, though often overlooked, characteristic of this pe…