The Music Of Tragedy

Author : Naomi A. Weiss
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520295902

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The Music of Tragedy by Naomi A. Weiss Pdf

The Music of Tragedy offers a new approach to the study of classical Greek theater by examining the use of musical language, imagery, and performance in the late work of Euripides. Naomi Weiss demonstrates that Euripides’ allusions to music-making are not just metatheatrical flourishes or gestures towards musical and religious practices external to the drama but closely interwoven with the dramatic plot. Situating Euripides’ experimentation with the dramaturgical effects of mousike within a broader cultural context, she shows how much of his novelty lies in his reinvention of traditional lyric styles and motifs for the tragic stage. If we wish to understand better the trajectories of this most important ancient art form, The Music of Tragedy argues, we must pay closer attention to the role played by both music and text.

Author : Frederick William Sternfeld
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0415353270

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Music in Shakespearean Tragedy by Frederick William Sternfeld Pdf

First published in 1963. When originally published this book was the first to treat at full length the contribution which music makes to Shakespeare's great tragedies, among them Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. Here the playwright's practices are studied in conjunction with those of his contemporaries: Marlowe and Jonson, Marston and Chapman. From these comparative assessments there emerges the method that is peculiar to Shakespeare: the employment of song and instrumental music to a degree hitherto unknown, and their use as an integral part of the dramatic structure.

Author : Vayos Liapis,Antonis K. Petrides
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 53,6 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 : Leo Schrade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:243914756

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Tragedy in the art of music by Leo Schrade Pdf

Author : Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Philosophy, German
ISBN : UCBK:B000941908

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The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Pdf

Author : F W Sternfeld
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136569098

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Music in Shakespearean Tragedy by F W Sternfeld Pdf

First published in 1963. When originally published this book was the first to treat at full length the contribution which music makes to Shakespeare's great tragedies, among them Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. Here the playwright's practices are studied in conjunction with those of his contemporaries: Marlowe and Jonson, Marston and Chapman. From these comparative assessments there emerges the method that is peculiar to Shakespeare: the employment of song and instrumental music to a degree hitherto unknown, and their use as an integral part of the dramatic structure.

Author : Rosa Andújar,Thomas R. P. Coward,Theodora A. Hadjimichael
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110575910

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Paths of Song by Rosa Andújar,Thomas R. P. Coward,Theodora A. Hadjimichael Pdf

Paths of Song: The Lyric Dimension of Greek Tragedy analyzes the multiple and varied evocations of choral lyric in fifth-century Greek tragedy using a variety of methodological approaches that illustrate the myriad forms through which lyric is present and can be presented in tragedy. This collection focuses on different types of interaction of Greek tragedy with lyric poetry in fifth-century Athens: generic, mythological, cultural, musical, and performative. The collected essays demonstrate the dynamic and nuanced relationship between lyric poetry and tragedy within the larger frame of Athenian song- and performance-culture, and reveal a vibrant and symbiotic co-existence between tragedy and lyric. Paths of Song illustrates the effects that this dynamic engagement with lyric possibly had on tragic performances, including performances of satyr drama, as well as on processes of survival and reputation, selection and refiguration, tradition and innovation. The volume is of particular interest to scholars in the field of classics, cultural studies, and the performing arts, as well as to readers interested in poetic transmission and in cultural evolution in antiquity.

Author : Renaud Gagné,Marianne Govers Hopman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107033283

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Choral Mediations in Greek Tragedy by Renaud Gagné,Marianne Govers Hopman Pdf

This volume explores how the choruses of Ancient Greek tragedy creatively combined media and discourses to generate their own specific forms of meaning. The contributors analyse choruses as fictional, religious and civic performers; as combinations of text, song and dance; and as objects of reflection in themselves, in relation and contrast to the choruses of comedy and melic poetry. Drawing on earlier analyses of the social context of Greek drama, the non-textual dimensions of tragedy, and the relations between dramatic and melic choruses, the chapters explore the uses of various analytic tools in allowing us better to capture the specificity of the tragic chorus. Special attention is given to the physicality of choral dancing, musical interactions between choruses and actors, the trajectories of reception, and the treatment of time and space in the odes.

Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : Agora Publications, Inc.
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781887250610

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The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche Pdf

In this, his first book, he developed a way of thinking about the arts that unites the Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus as the central symbol of human existence. Although tragedy serves as the focus of this work, music, visual art, dance, and the other arts can also be viewed using Nietzsche’s analysis and integration of the Apollonian and the Dionysian. The Birth of Tragedy stands alongside Aristotle’s Poetics as essential works for all who seek to understand poetry and its relationship to human life.

Author : Victoria Pedrick,Steven M. Oberhelman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780226653068

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The Soul of Tragedy by Victoria Pedrick,Steven M. Oberhelman Pdf

'The Soul of Tragedy' brings together scholars to offer perspectives on the Greek tragedy. The collection pays homage to this genre by offering an exploration into the oldest form of dramatic expression.

Author : W. B. Stanford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781317698760

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Greek Tragedy and the Emotions (Routledge Revivals) by W. B. Stanford Pdf

According to Aristotle the main purpose of tragedy is the manipulation of emotions, and yet there are relatively few accessible studies of the precise dynamics of emotion in the Athenian theatre. In Greek Tragedy and the Emotions, first published in 1993, W.B. Stanford reviews the evidence for ‘emotionalism’ – as the great Attic playwrights presented it, as the actors and choruses expressed it, and as their audiences reacted to it. Sociological aspects of the issue are considered, and the whole range of emotions, not just ‘pity and fear’, is discussed. The aural, visual and stylistic methods of inciting emotion are analysed, and Aeschylus’ Oresteia is examined exclusively in terms of the emotions that it exploits. Finally, Stanford’s conclusions are contrasted with the accepted theories of tragic ‘catharsis’. Greek terms are transliterated and all quotations are in translation, so Greek Tragedy and the Emotions will appeal particularly to those unfamiliar with Classical Greek.

Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780141935072

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The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche Pdf

A compelling argument for the necessity for art in life, Nietzsche's first book is fuelled by his enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, for the philosophy of Schopenhauer and for the music of Wagner, to whom this work was dedicated. Nietzsche outlined a distinction between its two central forces: the Apolline, representing beauty and order, and the Dionysiac, a primal or ecstatic reaction to the sublime. He believed the combination of these states produced the highest forms of music and tragic drama, which not only reveal the truth about suffering in life, but also provide a consolation for it. Impassioned and exhilarating in its conviction, The Birth of Tragedy has become a key text in European culture and in literary criticism.

Author : Frederick William Sternfeld
Publisher : Routledge/Thoemms Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Music
ISBN : UCAL:B4347279

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Music in Shakespearean Tragedy by Frederick William Sternfeld Pdf

When originally published this book was the first to treat at full length the contribution which music makes to Shakespeare's great tragedies, among them "Hamlet, Othello," and "King Lear." Here the playwright's practices are studied in

Author : Douglas Burnham,Martin Jesinghausen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441171665

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Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy' by Douglas Burnham,Martin Jesinghausen Pdf

Friedrich Nietzsche was arguably the most important and influential thinker of the nineteenth century. The Birth of Tragedy, his first published work, is a classic text that remains an essential read for those seeking to understand the development of Nietzsche's ideas. Indeed, it is difficult to make sense of Nietzsche as a philosopher and writer without a thorough understanding of The Birth of Tragedy, without doubt one of his most influential texts. Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy': A Reader's Guide offers a concise and accessible introduction to this hugely important and yet challenging work. Written specifically to meet the needs of students coming to Nietzsche for the first time, the book offers guidance on: - Philosophical and historical context - Key themes - Reading the text- Reception and influence - Further reading

Author : Justina Gregory
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405152051

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A Companion to Greek Tragedy by Justina Gregory Pdf

The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today. Comprises 31 original essays by an international cast of contributors, including up-and-coming as well as distinguished senior scholars Pays attention to socio-political, textual, and performance aspects of Greek tragedy All ancient Greek is transliterated and translated, and technical terms are explained as they appear Includes suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, and a generous and informative combined bibliography