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Item Comprehending and accepting the working of the universe for self-salvation according to Heraclitus(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2009) Jayasekara, K.Item A critical examination of Plato’s ideas on imitation and inspiration in literature(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013) Jayasekara, K.Item Dionysius the God of Drama(S. Godage and Brothers (Pvt) Ltd, 675, P. de S. Kularatne Mw., Colombo 10, Sri Lanka, 2015) Jayasekara, K.Dionysius is a god who had won the curiosity and fascination of many. I myself have been attracted to the magnificent personality which was a mixture of the so called the good, the bad as well as sanity and insanity. Among an ancient civilization that valued the ‘mean’ in almost all things and had faith in ‘balance, no doubt he seems to be an ‘outsider. There was something Greek as well as some5thing that did not conform to Greek in him which did attract the contemporary as well. The form in which he was worshiped as well as his attributes evoked wonder in the people who stopped to think. This was in a positive manner to the people who were receptive and destructive to those who opposed. No, he definitely did not stand only for intoxication, as many ignorant moderns would believe. Dionysus was prominent as an agent who evoked dormant emotions in man and made him a whole person. He was the only godhead among Greeks who enabled rational man experience ecstasy or the ‘other nesses’ by providing him with an opportunity to stand out of himself and experience the extra-ordinary. The psychological attraction, its results on the minds and the physique of man is something that had drawn attention of many scholars in many fields. Dionysus was a god who was created through the needs of humans, catering to their wellbeing and reciprocating to those who desired him. Social conscience, through mutual collective needs creating a supernatural personality more powerful than those who created him. The only god among the Greeks who enabled his worshipers to become one with the mighty god himself. A god who encouraged man to transcend the limits imposed on himself by man himself. This being one of the reasons for him to be so popular among artistic temperaments in the past as well as in the present. Information on God Dionysius is not scarce. There are many literary sources as well as archeological evidence of different kinds such as pottery paintings and sculpture. The time period the artifacts belong to helps one to trace the establishment as well as the development throughout ancient Greece. Of his attributes, the most popular seems to be his connection with wine revelry and drama. A careful study proves that there is a connection between all that he is associated with. The second part of the book consists of questions and theories that had been put forward by various scholars on the origin of Drama in Greece. The theories had been based on different factors that had come under consideration. Some of these even include evidence from folk lore, religious beliefs, the dramas themselves or archeological findings. Sociological, as well as religious and psychological interpretations at times are supplemented by the political as well as the personalities of individuals. Time is no barrier to the interpretations, for the interest is obviously very much alive and thought provoking.Item Expression of emotion through language, A Roman perspective(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2002) Jayasekara, K.Item Grammar of imperative sentences in Sinhalese(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2008) Jayasekara, K.Item The impact of mass communication on election and selection - a case study of aristophanes in the knights(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015) Jayasekara, K.Item An investigative Analysis of Sophocles’ King Oedipus on Modern Sri Lankan Stage.(Sahithya.Dept of Cultural Affairs,Colombo Sri Lanka, 2016) Jayasekara, K.Tragedies in Classical Greece had been performed in the open air theater in a festive atmosphere of dramatic competition. The audience consisted of citizens and visitors to the city. They had a prior knowledge of the story line of the myth that represented the history and religion of the Greeks. The poets, their techniques as well as the basis of interpretation given by the individual tragedians to traditional material were also known knowledge or easily understood by the audience. The theatre culture they were experiencing had prepared them to receive the messages given. Though some according to their level of intelligence saw only the superficial or the topical, others managed to seek out the universal. A researcher finds himself confronted with the question of how and why these classical tragedies appeal, impress and influence the modem world. The difference of time, place and culture are obvious. But dramas do not enjoy the value they used to enjoy as a mode of mass communications. Modern technology had presented the world with much effective methods of communication. To arrive at a conclusive answer it is necessary to investigate the nature and development of classical tragedies performed on the global as well as the local stage. A short history of the development would serve as a background to the core of the investigation, which is the analysis of a popular Greek tragedy adapted for the local stage in the modern period. Critical analysis will be based on personal observation made with a critical distance, survey of interviews and critical reviews.Item Women in politics during the Julio – Claudian Empire (14AD -68AD) of ancient rome(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 1999) Jayasekara, K.Item සාහිත්ය ඇගයුම පිළිබඳ ආදිතම ග්රීක අදහස් විමසුමක්(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2001) Jayasekara, K.Item සාහිත්යකරණයෙන් භාෂාව හැසිරවීම ලොංජයිනස් ඇසුරෙන් මත විමසුමක්(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013) Jayasekara, K.