Facsimile of the Laurentian Aeschylus - L'Eschilo Laurenziano. Florence. 1896.

Metatheatre in Aeschylus’ Oresteia

Lionel Abel coined the word ‘metatheatre’ in his 1963 book, Metatheatre: A New View of Dramatic Form, claiming he had discovered a new type of theatre, and cited Shakespeare’s Hamlet as the first metatheatrical play. Over the intervening decades, various scholars have pushed the incidence of the earliest metatheatrical play back beyond Hamlet. Richard Hornby, in his 1986 book, Drama, Metadrama,...

Sophrosyne in Aeschylus

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The Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications (DDMAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed a professional sales aid (AT39696) for Strattera (atomoxetine HCl) (Strattera) submitted by Eli Lilly and Company (Eli Lilly) under cover of Form FDA 2253. This piece is false or misleading because it broadens the indication for and overstates the efficacy of Strat...

The Florence Declaration

Over 1,650 participants from 94 countries came together in Florence from 9-14 November 2014 for the 18 General Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). 1300 technical proposals and the exchange between heritage specialists have culminated in the following Declaration of principles and recommendations on the value of cultural heritage and landscapes for promoting pe...

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As part of its monitoring and surveillance program, the Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications (DDMAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed Bracco Diagnostics Inc.’s (Bracco) website at http://www.impactcin.com (IMPACT website) for its drug product, Isovue (iopamidol injection) (Isovue). The website contains false and unsubstantiated claims related to...