Athenian Tragedy In Performance
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Athenian Tragedy In Performance
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Author : Melinda Powers
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2014-05-01
Athenian Tragedy In Performance written by Melinda Powers and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-01 with Performing Arts categories.
Foregrounding critical questions about the tension between the study of drama as literature versus the study of performance, Melinda Powers investigates the methodological problems that arise in some of the latest research on ancient Greek theatre. She examines key issues and debates about the fifth-century theatrical space, audience, chorus, performance style, costuming, properties, gesture, and mask, but instead of presenting a new argument on these topics, Powers aims to understand her subject better by exploring the shared historical problems that all scholars confront as they interpret and explain Athenian tragedy. A case study of Euripides’s Bacchae, which provides more information about performance than any other extant tragedy, demonstrates possible methods for reconstructing the play’s historical performance and also the inevitable challenges inherent in that task, from the limited sources and the difficulty of interpreting visual material, to the risks of conflating actor with character and extrapolating backward from contemporary theatrical experience. As an inquiry into the study of theatre and performance, an introduction to historical writing, a reference for further reading, and a clarification of several general misconceptions about Athenian tragedy and its performance, this historiographical analysis will be useful to specialists, practitioners, and students alike.
Greek Tragedies As Plays For Performance
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Author : David Raeburn
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2016-09-28
Greek Tragedies As Plays For Performance written by David Raeburn and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-28 with History categories.
This is a unique introduction to Greek tragedy that explores the plays as dramatic artifacts intended for performance and pays special attention to construction, design, staging, and musical composition. Written by a scholar who combines his academic understanding of Greek tragedy with his singular theatrical experience of producing these ancient dramas for the modern stage Discusses the masters of the genre—Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides—including similarities, differences, the hybrid nature of Greek tragedy, the significance that each poet attaches to familiar myths and his distinctive approach as a dramatic artist Examines 10 plays in detail, focusing on performances by the chorus and the 3 actors, the need to captivate audiences attending a major civic and religious festival, and the importance of the lyric sections for emotional effect Provides extended dramatic analysis of important Greek tragedies at an appropriate level for introductory students Contains a companion website, available upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/raeburn, with 136 audio recordings of Greek tragedy that illustrate the beauty of the Greek language and the powerful rhythms of the songs
Greek Theatre Performance
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Author : David Wiles
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-05-25
Greek Theatre Performance written by David Wiles and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-05-25 with Drama categories.
Specially written for students and enthusiasts, David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theatre and cultural life.
Greek Tragedy And The Contemporary Actor
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Author : Zachary Dunbar
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-11-11
Greek Tragedy And The Contemporary Actor written by Zachary Dunbar and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-11 with Performing Arts categories.
This book offers a provocative and groundbreaking re-appraisal of the demands of acting ancient tragedy, informed by cutting-edge scholarship in the fields of actor training, theatre history, and classical reception. Its interdisciplinary reach means that it is uniquely positioned to identify, interrogate, and de-mystify the clichés which cluster around Greek tragedy, giving acting students, teachers, and theatre-makers the chance to access a vital range of current debates, and modelling ways in which an enhanced understanding of this material can serve as the stimulus for new experiments in the studio or rehearsal room. Two theoretical chapters contend that Aristotelian readings of tragedy, especially when combined with elements of Stanislavski’s (early) actor-training practice, can actually prevent actors from interacting productively with ancient plays and practices. The four chapters which follow (Acting Sound, Acting Myth, Acting Space, and Acting Chorus) examine specific challenges in detail, combining historical summaries with a survey of key modern practitioners, and a sequence of practical exercises.
The Cambridge Companion To Greek Tragedy
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Author : P. E. Easterling
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-10-02
The Cambridge Companion To Greek Tragedy written by P. E. Easterling and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-10-02 with Drama categories.
As a creative medium, ancient Greek tragedy has had an extraordinarily wide influence: many of the surviving plays are still part of the theatrical repertoire, and texts like Agamemnon, Antigone, and Medea have had a profound effect on Western culture. This Companion is not a conventional introductory textbook but an attempt, by seven distinguished scholars, to present the familiar corpus in the context of modern reading, criticism, and performance of Greek tragedy. There are three main emphases: on tragedy as an institution in the civic life of ancient Athens, on a range of different critical interpretations arising from fresh readings of the texts, and on changing patterns of reception, adaptation, and performance from antiquity to the present. Each chapter can be read independently, but each is linked with the others, and most examples are drawn from the same selection of plays.
The Music Of Tragedy
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Author : Naomi A. Weiss
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2024-05-21
The Music Of Tragedy written by Naomi A. Weiss and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-21 with Drama categories.
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.
Objects As Actors
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Author : Melissa Mueller
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2016-01-08
Objects As Actors written by Melissa Mueller and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-08 with Fiction categories.
'Objects as Actors' charts a new approach to Greek tragedy based on an obvious, yet often overlooked, fact: Greek tragedy was meant to be performed. As plays, the works were incomplete without physical items - theatrical props. The author shows the importance of objects in the staging and reception of Athenian tragedy.
Greek Tragedy After The Fifth Century
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Author : Vayos Liapis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-07-22
Greek Tragedy After The Fifth Century written by Vayos Liapis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-22 with History categories.
Did Greek tragedy die along with Euripides? This accessible survey demonstrates that this is far from being the case. In it, thirteen eminent specialists offer, for the first time in English, broad coverage of a little-studied but essential part of the history of Greek tragedy. The book contains in-depth discussions of all available textual evidence (including inscriptions and papyri), but also provides historical perspectives on every aspect of the post-fifth-century history of tragedy. Oft-neglected plays, such as Rhesus, Alexandra, and Exagōgē (the only surviving Biblical tragedy), are studied alongside such topics as the expansion of Greek tragedy beyond Athens, theatre performance, music and dance, society and politics, as well as the reception of Greek tragedy in the Second Sophistic and in Late Antiquity, and the importance of ancient scholarship in the transmission of Greek tragic texts.
Performance In Greek And Roman Theatre
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Author : George Harrison
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2013-03-15
Performance In Greek And Roman Theatre written by George Harrison and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
In recent years, classicists have begun aggressively to explore the impact of performance on the ways in which Greek and Roman plays are constructed and appreciated, both in their original performance context and in reperformances down to the present day. While never losing sight of the playscripts, it is necessary to adopt a more inclusive point of view, one integrating insights from archaeology, art, history, performance theory, theatre semiotics, theatrical praxis, and modern performance reception. This volume contributes to the restoration of a much-needed balance between performance and text: it is devoted to exploring how performance-related considerations (including stage business, masks, costumes, props, performance space, and stage-sets) help us attain an enhanced appreciation of ancient theatre.