LEADER 02836nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910965133103321 005 20251117115019.0 010 $a1-134-41492-7 010 $a0-520-03949-1 010 $a1-138-83420-3 010 $a1-134-41493-5 010 $a1-280-40110-9 010 $a0-585-46070-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203083819 035 $a(CKB)111087026800342 035 $a(EBL)171445 035 $a(OCoLC)57720509 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000297920 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11243548 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297920 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10343218 035 $a(PQKB)11056951 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC171445 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL171445 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10164978 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL40110 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087026800342 100 $a20041215d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGreek tragedy in action /$fby Oliver Taplin 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (166 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-415-30251-X 311 08$a0-203-08381-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [194]-198) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; Preface; The visual dimension of tragedy; Stage management and stage directions; Introduction to nine plays; Exits and entrances; Actions and gestures; Objects and tokens; Tableaux, noises and silences; Mirror scenes; Scenic sequence; Emotion and meaning in the theatre; Round plays in square theatres; Notes; Select bibliography; Index of passages discussed; General index 330 $aOliver 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 606 $aGreek drama (Tragedy)$xHistory and criticism 606 $aTheater$zGreece$xHistory$yTo 500 615 0$aGreek drama (Tragedy)$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aTheater$xHistory 676 $a882/.0109 686 00$a882.0109 TAP 700 $aTaplin$b Oliver$0185206 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910965133103321 996 $aGreek tragedy in action$9557273 997 $aUNINA