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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450783803321

Autore

Rehm Rush

Titolo

Greek tragic theatre / / Rush Rehm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994

ISBN

1-134-81414-3

0-415-04831-1

1-280-02099-7

0-203-20883-8

Edizione

[New Edition]

Descrizione fisica

182p

Collana

Theatre production studies

Disciplina

882.0109

882/.0109

Soggetti

Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism

Political plays, Greek - History and criticism

Theater - Greece - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part Part I THE SOCIAL AND THEATRICAL BACKGROUND -- chapter 1 THE PERFORMANCE CULTURE OF ATHENS -- chapter 2 THE FESTIVAL CONTEXT -- chapter 3 PRODUCTION AS PARTICIPATION -- chapter 4 THE THEATRE OF DIONYSUS -- chapter 5 CONVENTIONS OF PRODUCTION -- part Part II EXEMPLARY PLAYS -- chapter 6 AESCHYLUS ORESTEIA TRILOGY -- chapter 7 SOPHOCLES OEDIPUS TYRANNUS -- chapter 8 EURIPIDES SUPPLIANT WOMEN -- chapter 9 EURIPIDES ION.

Sommario/riassunto

Greek Tragic Theatre is an illuminating and lucid account of how Greek tragedy actually worked . Rush Rehm sheds new light on these classic texts and encourages actors and directors to examine Greek tragedy anew by looking at the context in which it was originally performed. Emphasizing the political nature of Greek tragedy as a theatre of, by, and for the polis , Rehm characterizes fifth-century 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. the second half of the book examines four exemplary plays, Aeschylus'



Oresteia triology, Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus , and Euripedes' Supplieant Women and Ion . Rehm focuses on how each tragedy unfolds in performance, generating different relationships between the characters on stage and the people in the audience.