9781119089858

Greek Tragedies As Plays for Performance

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9781119089858

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Overview

This is a unique introduction to Greek tragedy that explores the plays as dramatic artifacts intended for performance and pays special attention to construction, design, staging, and musical composition.

  • Written by a scholar who combines his academic understanding of Greek tragedy with his singular theatrical experience of producing these ancient dramas for the modern stage
  • Discusses the masters of the genre--Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides--including similarities, differences, the hybrid nature of Greek tragedy, the significance that each poet attaches to familiar myths and his distinctive approach as a dramatic artist
  • Examines 10 plays in detail, focusing on performances by the chorus and the 3 actors, the need to captivate audiences attending a major civic and religious festival, and the importance of the lyric sections for emotional effect
  • Provides extended dramatic analysis of important Greek tragedies at an appropriate level for introductory students
  • Contains a companion website, available upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/raeburn, with 136 audio recordings of Greek tragedy that illustrate the beauty of the Greek language and the powerful rhythms of the songs

ISBN-13

9781119089858

ISBN-10

1119089859

Weight

1.20 Pounds

Dimensions

7.60 x 0.60 x 9.70 In

List Price

$111.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

224 pages

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published On

2016-11-30



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