Tag: The Janeiad

Why does theatre continue to endure as a popular art form, millennia after its inception? Is it because of theatre’s ability to educate? To inform? To entertain? Or is there a more powerful, more intrinsic, more emotional component at play? Greek philosopher Aristotle identified the emotional response of the audience as an essential component of drama. He referred to this emotional process as ‘catharsis.’

The Janeiad is an everyday epic of a modern woman who is guided by Penelope, a central character from Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey.