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UNINA9910453188703321 |
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Papadopoulou Thalia <1971-> |
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Euripides : Phoenician women / Thalia Papadopoulou |
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London, : Bloomsbury, 2008 |
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1-4725-2128-5 |
1-4725-3971-0 |
1-4725-2127-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (161 p.) |
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Collana |
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Bloomsbury companions to Greek and Roman tragedy |
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Phoenicians |
Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology) |
Tragedy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Cover; Contents; Map; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Poet and Play; 2. Myth and Intertextuality; 3. Characters and Actions; 4. The Choral Odes; 5. Performance; 6. Reception; Notes; Guide to Further Reading; Bibliography; Glossary of Ancient and Technical Terms; Genealogical table; Chronology; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z |
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"'Phoenician Women', one of Euripides' later tragedies, is an intriguing play that arguably displays some of his finest dramatic technique. Rich in cast and varied in incident, it is an example of Euripides' experimentation with structure. It dramatises the most fertile mythical tradition of the city of Thebes and its doomed royal family, focusing in particular on the conflict between Eteocles and Polyneices as a result of their father Oedipus' curse, which eventually leads to mutual fratricide. The play was very popular throughout antiquity, and became part of the so-called 'Byzantine Triad' (along with 'Hecuba' and 'Orestes'), of plays studied in the school curriculum. Thalia Papadopoulou here offers a thorough survey of the play in its historical context, against the background of Athenian tragedy and Euripidean dramaturgy. Employing various critical approaches, she investigates the literary tradition and the dynamics of intertextuality, Euripidean dramatic technique, the use |
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of rhetoric, characterisation, gender, the function of the Chorus, aspects of performance and the reception of the play from antiquity to modern times."--Bloomsbury Publishing |
"Phoenician Women", one of Euripides' later tragedies, is an intriguing play that arguably displays some of his finest dramatic technique. Rich in cast and varied in incident, it is an example of Euripides' experimentation with structure. It dramatises the most fertile mythical tradition of the city of Thebes and its doomed royal family, focusing in particular on the conflict between Eteocles and Polyneices as a result of their father Oedipus' curse, which eventually leads to mutual fratricide. The play was very popular throughout antiquity, and became part of the so-called "Byzantine Triad" (along with "Hecuba" and "Orestes"), of plays studied in the school curriculum.Thalia Papadopoulou here offers a thorough survey of the play in its historical context, against the background of Athenian tragedy and Euripidean dramaturgy. Employing various critical approaches, she investigates the literary tradition and the dynamics of intertextuality, Euripidean dramatic technique, the use of rhetoric, characterisation, gender, the function of the Chorus, aspects of performance and the reception of the play from antiquity to modern times |
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UNINA9910524849103321 |
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Volbach Walther R (Walther Richard), <1897-> |
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Adolphe Appia : Prophet of the Modern Theatre, A Profile / / by Walther R. Volbach |
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Wesleyan University Press, 1968 |
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Middletown, Conn., : Wesleyan University Press, [1968] |
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©[1968] |
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[[1st ed.]] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 242 p.) : illus., coat of arms, facsims., map, plans, ports |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliography: p. 220-232. |
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In the complex art of theatrical design and production, the first decades of this century saw no more original or lastingly influential innovator than Adolphe Appia (1862–1928). Partly through his startling stage designs, more perhaps through his published writings and personal contacts with men of the theatre throughout Europe, his ideas and theories wrought a revolution whose effects are everywhere today. Yet the details of his work and the extent of his influence have heretofore had no proper recognition or even complete recording. Concentrating on Appia's aesthetic ideas, writings, and professional accomplishments, this book traces his career from early days as a music student in his native Geneva, Paris, and Germany through his association with Houston Stewart Chamberlain and the Bayreuth circle, his exchanges with Gordon Craig, his work with Jaques-Dalcroze at Hellerau, and his crowning production (for Toscanini) of Tristan at La Scala, to his declining years and death in 1928. The arrangement is topical rather than chronological. Throughout, the growth of Appia's theories and the steps in his career are shown in relation to the cultural milieu, especially the theatre, of his place and time. His personality and |
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character too become evident: and thus one comes to know a man of genius who, though reserved with strangers, commanded the devoted respect of those who worked with him most closely. |
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