Greek Tragic Theatre

Author : Rush Rehm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134814145

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Greek Tragic Theatre by Rush Rehm Pdf

Emphasizing the political nature of Greek tragedy, as theatre of, by and for the polis, Rush Rehm characterizes Athens as a performance culture; one in which the theatre stood alongside other public forums as a place to confront matters of import. In treating the various social, religious and practical aspects of tragic production, he shows how these elements promoted a vision of the theatre as integral to the life of the city - a theatre focussed on the audience.

Author : Rush Rehm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317606840

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Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre by Rush Rehm Pdf

Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre, a revised edition of Greek Tragic Theatre (1992), is intended for those interested in how Greek tragedy works. By analysing the way the plays were performed in fifth-century Athens, Rush Rehm encourages classicists, actors, and directors to approach Greek tragedy by considering its original context. Emphasizing the political nature of tragedy as a theatre of, by, and for the polis, Rehm characterizes Athens as a performance culture, one in which the theatre stood alongside other public forums as a place to confront matters of import and moment. In treating the various social, religious and practical aspects of tragic production, he shows how these elements promoted a vision of the theatre as integral to the life of the city – a theatre whose focus was on the audience. The second half of the book examines four exemplary plays, Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy, Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus, and Euripides’ Suppliant Women and Ion. Without ignoring the scholarly tradition, Rehm focuses on how each tragedy unfolds in performance, generating different relationships between the characters (and chorus) on stage and the audience in the theatre.

Author : David Wiles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000-05-25
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521648572

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Greek Theatre Performance by David Wiles Pdf

Specially written for students and enthusiasts, David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theatre and cultural life.

Author : H. C. Baldry
Publisher : New York : Norton
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Greek drama (Tragedy)
ISBN : UOM:39015008406053

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The Greek Tragic Theatre by H. C. Baldry Pdf

Studies the nature of Greek tragedy during the fifth century B.C. focusing on the function of the actors and chorus, the organization of the theatre, and the audience.

Author : Rush Rehm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317606833

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Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre by Rush Rehm Pdf

Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre, a revised edition of Greek Tragic Theatre (1992), is intended for those interested in how Greek tragedy works. By analysing the way the plays were performed in fifth-century Athens, Rush Rehm encourages classicists, actors, and directors to approach Greek tragedy by considering its original context. Emphasizing the political nature of tragedy as a theatre of, by, and for the polis, Rehm characterizes Athens as a performance culture, one in which the theatre stood alongside other public forums as a place to confront matters of import and moment. In treating the various social, religious and practical aspects of tragic production, he shows how these elements promoted a vision of the theatre as integral to the life of the city – a theatre whose focus was on the audience. The second half of the book examines four exemplary plays, Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy, Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus, and Euripides’ Suppliant Women and Ion. Without ignoring the scholarly tradition, Rehm focuses on how each tragedy unfolds in performance, generating different relationships between the characters (and chorus) on stage and the audience in the theatre.

Author : J. Walton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134374106

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The Greek Sense of Theatre by J. Walton Pdf

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Edith Hall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780199232512

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Greek Tragedy by Edith Hall Pdf

An illustrated introduction to ancient Greek tragedy, written by one of its most distinguished experts, which provides all the background information necessary for understanding the context and content of the dramas. A special feature is an individual essay on every one of the surviving 33 plays.

Author : M. S. Silk,Michael Stephen Silk
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Drama
ISBN : UCSC:32106012744139

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Tragedy and the Tragic by M. S. Silk,Michael Stephen Silk Pdf

The contributors, who include many of the world's foremost names in the field of Greek drama, debate the question. They reassess particular Greek plays, from Oresteia to Antigone and Oedipus to Ion; they re-examine Greek tragedy in its cultural and political context; and the relate the tragedy of the Greeks to the serious drama and theoretical perspectives of the modern world, with Shakespeare at the forefront of several essays.

Author : Oliver Taplin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134414932

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Greek Tragedy in Action by Oliver Taplin Pdf

Oliver Taplin's seminal study was revolutionary in drawing out the significance of stage action in Greek tragedy at a time when plays were often read purely as texts, rather than understood as performances. Professor Taplin explores nine plays, including Aeschylus' agamemnon and Sophocles' Oedipus the King. The details of theatrical techniques and stage directions, used by playwrights to highlight key moments, are drawn out and related to the meaning of each play as a whole. With extensive translated quotations, the essential unity of action and speech in Greek tragedy is demonstrated. Now firmly established as a classic text, Greek Tragedy in Action is even more relevant today, when performances of Greek tragedies and plays inspired by them have had such an extraordinary revival around the world.

Author : Vayos Liapis,Antonis K. Petrides
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107038554

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Greek Tragedy After the Fifth Century by Vayos Liapis,Antonis K. Petrides Pdf

What happened to Greek tragedy after the death of Euripides? This book provides some answers, and a broad historical overview.

Author : Peter D. Arnott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Greek drama (Comedy)
ISBN : UOM:39015008847637

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An Introduction to the Greek Theatre by Peter D. Arnott Pdf

Author : Rush Rehm
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472502346

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Radical Theatre by Rush Rehm Pdf

Why should Greek tragedy matter now? This book opens a dialogue between the tragic theatre in ancient Athens and the multiple performances of the modern world. In five interconnected essays, Rush Rehm engages tragedy on its own terms, using our oldest theatre as inspiration for how we might shape the theatre of the future. 'Theatre, Artifice, Environment' explores the difference between the outdoor theatre of Athens and the artificial interiors of modern performance. 'Theatre and Fear' compares the terrors confronted in Greek tragedy with our own, seemingly distant fears (environmental destruction, dehumanising technology, corporate control of livelihood and culture). 'The Fate of Agency, the Agency of Fate' applies the paradox of human freedom in Greek tragedy to our own paradoxes of powerlessness and mastery. 'Tragedy and Ideology' treats Greek tragedy as an act of resistance, and 'Tragedy and Time' relates Greek tragedy's survival to its moment-to-moment realisation in performance. Part analysis, part polemic, Radical Theatre engages the aesthetic, political and ethical challenges of Greek tragedy as a means of confronting what tomorrow's theatre can do.

Author : Brian Kulick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000291513

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How Greek Tragedy Works by Brian Kulick Pdf

How Greek Tragedy Works is a journey through the hidden meanings and dual nature of Greek tragedy, drawing on its foremost dramatists to bring about a deeper understanding of how and why to engage with these enduring plays. Brian Kulick dispels the trepidation that many readers feel with regard to classical texts by equipping them with ways in which they can unpack the hidden meanings of these plays. He focuses on three of the key texts of Greek theatre: Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Euripides' The Bacchae, and Sophocles' Electra, and uses them to tease out the core principles of the theatre-making and storytelling impulses. By encouraging us to read between the lines like this, he also enables us to read these and other Greek tragedies as artists' manifestos, equipping us not only to understand tragedy itself, but also to interpret what the great playwrights had to say about the nature of plays and drama. This is an indispensable guide for anyone who finds themselves confronted with tackling the Greek classics, whether as a reader, scholar, student, or director.

Author : Jean-Pierre Vernant,Pierre Vidal-Naquet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Greece
ISBN : UOM:39076000549324

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Tragedy and Myth in Ancient Greece by Jean-Pierre Vernant,Pierre Vidal-Naquet Pdf

Author : Vayos Liapis,Avra Sidiropoulou
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107155701

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Adapting Greek Tragedy by Vayos Liapis,Avra Sidiropoulou Pdf

Shows how contemporary adaptations, on the stage and on the page, can breathe new life into Greek tragedy.