Dramatic Action In Greek Tragedy And Noh
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Dramatic Action In Greek Tragedy And Noh
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Author : Mae J. Smethurst
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2013-02-21
Dramatic Action In Greek Tragedy And Noh written by Mae J. Smethurst and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-21 with Philosophy categories.
By looking at 15th/16th realistic noh and Greek tragedies through the lens of Aristotle and of each other, this comparison reveals a previously unnoticed relationship between the structure of the tragedies and their performance, that is, the involvement of the third actor at the climactic moments of the plot in both and the actor stepping out of character in noh. This observation helps to account for Aristotle’s view that tragedy be limited to three actors.
Dramatic Representations Of Filial Piety
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Author : Mae J. Smethurst
language : en
Publisher: East Asia Program; Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1998
Dramatic Representations Of Filial Piety written by Mae J. Smethurst and has been published by East Asia Program; Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Drama categories.
This volume of five noh translations (containing an introduction, translations, short commentaries and a glossary) differs from most others in that none of the plays are of the mugenno type, but are instead genzaino, real-life noh. The plays focus on living characters rather than spirits or ghosts, and on dramatic action rather than poetry, song and dance. In addition the five noh satisfy several of the most important features of Aristotle's definition of good tragedy. That is, they all have plot, which Aristotle says in his Poetics is the imitation of action. The plot centers on characters who are related to each other or are a part of the same household. In each plot, a fatal or harmful event is either enacted or threatened, and there is an unexpected change in the direction of the action. In Shun'ei, a father, visited by his son, is pardoned from a death sentence; in Dampu, a son visits his father, who is then executed, and upon avenging his father's death, unexpectedly escapes the killer's henchmen; in Shichikiochi and Nakamitsu, a son thought to have been killed turns up alive, much to the amazement of his father; and finally, in Nishikido, a brother turns on his own brother and attacks with military force.This volume is intended to provide the reader with a translation of noh plays that either have not been previously translated into English or have not been translated for a long time. The translations are as faithful as possible to the original Japanese so that the reader can gain a close glimpse of the language and action of this particular type of noh. It is a noh filled with action compared to many that have been translated, a noh that appealed to the public at large during the medieval period. Bibliography and scholarly notes are kept to a minimum.
Dramatic Action In Greek Tragedy And Noh
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Author : Mae J. Smethurst
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2013
Dramatic Action In Greek Tragedy And Noh written by Mae J. Smethurst and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Drama categories.
This book explores the ramifications of understanding the similarities and differences between the tragedies of Euripides and Sophocles and realistic Japanese noh. First, it looks at the relationship of Aristotle's definition of tragedy to the tragedies he favored. Next, his definition is applied to realistic noh, in order to show how they do and do not conform to his definition. In the third and fourth chapters, the focus moves to those junctures in the dramas that Aristotle considered crucial to a complex plot - recognitions and sudden reversals -, and shows how they are presented in performance. Chapter 3 examines the climactic moments of realistic noh and demonstrates that it is at precisely these moments that a third actor becomes involved in the dialogue or that an actor in various ways steps out of character. Chapter 4 explores how plays by Euripides and Sophocles deal with critical turns in the plot, as Aristotle defined it. It is not by an actor stepping out of character, but by the playwright's involvement of the third actor in the dialogue. The argument of this book reveals a similar symbiosis between plot and performance in both dramatic forms. By looking at noh through the lens of Aristotle and two Greek tragedies that he favored, the book uncovers first an Aristotelian plot structure in realistic noh and the relationship between the crucial points in the plot and its performance; and on the Greek side, looking at the tragedies through the lens of noh suggests a hitherto unnoticed relationship between the structure of the tragedies and their performance, that is, the involvement of the third actor at the climactic moments of the plot. This observation helps to account for Aristotle's view that tragedy be limited to three actors.
Greek Tragedy In Action
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Author : Oliver Taplin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-10-04
Greek Tragedy In Action written by Oliver Taplin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-04 with History categories.
Oliver 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 demonstrated. Now firmly established as a classic text, Greek Tragedy in Action is even more relevant today, when performances of Greek tragedies and plays inspired by them have had such an extraordinary revival around the world.
The Mask In Ancient Greek Tragedy
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Author : Martha Bancroft Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
The Mask In Ancient Greek Tragedy written by Martha Bancroft Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Dissertations, Academic categories.
A Guide To Ancient Greek Drama
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Author : Ian C. Storey
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
A Guide To Ancient Greek Drama written by Ian C. Storey 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 2008-04-15 with Drama categories.
This Blackwell Guide introduces ancient Greek drama, which flourished principally in Athens from the sixth century BC to the third century BC. A broad-ranging and systematically organised introduction to ancient Greek drama. Discusses all three genres of Greek drama - tragedy, comedy, and satyr play. Provides overviews of the five surviving playwrights - Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, and brief entries on lost playwrights. Covers contextual issues such as: the origins of dramatic art forms; the conventions of the festivals and the theatre; the relationship between drama and the worship of Dionysos; the political dimension; and how to read and watch Greek drama. Includes 46 one-page synopses of each of the surviving plays.
Greek Drama
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Author : Moses Hadas
language : en
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Release Date : 2006-05-30
Greek Drama written by Moses Hadas and has been published by Bantam Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-30 with Drama categories.
In power, passion, and the brilliant display of moral conflict, the drama of ancient Greece remains unsurpassed. For this volume, Professor Hadas chose nine plays which display the diversity and grandeur of tragedy, and the critical and satiric genius of comedy, in outstanding translations of the past and present. His introduction explores the religious origins, modes of productions, structure, and conventions of the Greek theater, individual prefaces illuminate each play and clarify the author's place in the continuity of Greek drama.
Adapting Greek Tragedy
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Author : Vayos Liapis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-04
Adapting Greek Tragedy 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 2021-04 with Art categories.
Shows how contemporary adaptations, on the stage and on the page, can breathe new life into Greek tragedy.
A Short Introduction To The Ancient Greek Theater
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Author : Graham Ley
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01
A Short Introduction To The Ancient Greek Theater written by Graham Ley 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 2012-02-01 with Performing Arts categories.
Contemporary productions on stage and film, and the development of theater studies, continue to draw new audiences to ancient Greek drama. With observations on all aspects of performance, this volume fills their need for a clear, concise account of what is known about the original conditions of such productions in the age of Pericles. Reexamining the surviving plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, Graham Ley here discusses acting technique, scenery, the power and range of the chorus, the use of theatrical space, and parody in their plays. In addition to photos of scenes from Greek vases that document theatrical performance, this new edition includes notes on ancient mime and puppetry and how to read Greek playtexts as scripts, as well as an updated bibliography. An ideal companion to The Complete Greek Tragedies, also published by the University of Chicago Press, Ley’s work is a concise and informative introduction to one of the great periods of world drama. "Anyone faced with Athenian tragedy or comedy for the first time, in or out of the classroom, would do well to start with A Short Introduction to Ancient Greek Theater."—Didaskalia
A Handbook To The Reception Of Greek Drama
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Author : Betine van Zyl Smit
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2016-05-23
A Handbook To The Reception Of Greek Drama written by Betine van Zyl Smit 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 2016-05-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama offers a series of original essays that represent a comprehensive overview of the global reception of ancient Greek tragedies and comedies from antiquity to the present day. Represents the first volume to offer a complete overview of the reception of ancient drama from antiquity to the present Covers the translation, transmission, performance, production, and adaptation of Greek tragedy from the time the plays were first created in ancient Athens through the 21st century Features overviews of the history of the reception of Greek drama in most countries of the world Includes chapters covering the reception of Greek drama in modern opera and film