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Seneca In Performance
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Author : George W. M. Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Release Date : 2000
Seneca In Performance written by George W. M. Harrison and has been published by Classical Press of Wales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Twelve papers which explore the dramatisation, characterisation and spectacle of Seneca's work from a historical perspective and also from the point of view of a modern producer, faced with the problem of staging the plays.
Seneca In Performance
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Author : George W.M. Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Release Date : 2000-12-31
Seneca In Performance written by George W.M. Harrison and has been published by Classical Press of Wales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-31 with History categories.
The plays of Seneca the Younger, minister and philosopher under Nero, are today increasingly studied, appreciated and performed. Here, in twelve new papers from a distinguished international cast, scholars explore established questions, such as whether the plays were written for the stage, and newer topics such as the playwright's subtleties of characterisation, his relation to contemporary Roman spectacle and art - and the problems arising in translating him to modern text or stage.
Performance In Greek And Roman Theatre
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Author : George William Mallory Harrison
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2013
Performance In Greek And Roman Theatre written by George William Mallory 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 with Literary Criticism categories.
This series has existed for the past 50 years. It provides a forum for the publication of well over 300 scholarly works on all aspects of the ancient world, including inscriptions, papyri, language, the history of material culture and mentality, the history of peoples and institutions, but also latterly the classical tradition, for example, neo-latin literature and the history of Classical scholarship.
Seneca Thyestes
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Author : P.J. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Release Date : 2003-12-19
Seneca Thyestes written by P.J. Davis and has been published by Bristol Classical Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-19 with Literary Collections categories.
Written in Nero's Rome in about AD62, "Thyestes" is one of the greatest and most influential of classical tragedies. Peter Davies explores the key aspects of the play including the circumstances of its composition, its performance history and its impact on subsequent dramatists.
Seneca S Drama
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Author : Norman T. Pratt
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2017-11-01
Seneca S Drama written by Norman T. Pratt and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
With insight and clarity, Norman Pratt makes available to the general reader an understanding of the major elements that shaped Seneca's plays. These he defines as Neo-Stoicism, declamatory rhetoric, and the chaotic, violent conditions of Senecan society. Seneca's drama shows the nature of this society and uses freely the declamatory rhetorical techniques familiar to any well-educated Roman. But the most important element, Pratt argues, is Neo-Stoicism, including technical aspects of this philosophy that previously have escaped notice. With these ingredients Seneca transformed the themes and characters inherited from Greek drama, casting them in a form that so radically departs from the earlier drama that Seneca's plays require a different mode of criticism. "The greatest need in the criticism of this drama is to understand its legitimacy as drama of a new kind in the anicent tradition," Pratt writes. "It cannot be explained as an inferior imitation of Greek tragedy because, though inferior, it is not imitative in the strict sense of the word and has its own nature and motivation." Pratt shows the functional interrelationship among philosophy, rhetoric, and "society" in Seneca's nine plays and assesses the plays' dramatic qualities. He finds that however melodramatic the plays may seem to the modern reader, Seneca's own career as Nero's mentor, statesman, and spokesman was scarcely less tumultuous than the lives of his characters. When the Neo-Stoicism and rhetoric of the plays are charged with Seneca's own tortured, passionate life, Pratt concludes, "The result is inevitably melodrama, melodrama of such energy and force that it changed the course of Western drama." Originally published in 1983. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Seneca S Medea And Republican Spain
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Author : Oliver Baldwin
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2022
Seneca S Medea And Republican Spain written by Oliver Baldwin and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Drama categories.
Based on extensive archival research and containing rare and previously unpublished photos, this book provides the most detailed reconstruction ever of one of the most important events in Spanish theatrical history. Winner of the 2019-20 AHGBI-Spanish Embassy Publication Prize On 18 June 1933, one of the most important events in Spanish theatrical history took place before an audience of 3,000 spectators in the ruins of the Roman Theatre in M rida. Translated into Spanish by philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, staged by the renowned Xirgu-Borr s Company and funded by the government, the performance of Seneca's Medea was a triumph of republican culture and widely hailed for its new dramatic and scenic languages. This book provides the most detailed reconstruction of this pivotal production to date, setting it in context and analysing its origin and legacy. Early twentieth-century intellectuals considered Seneca, 'the philosopher from C rdoba', the epitome of Spanishness and the first in an illustrious line of playwrights stretching from Spain's Roman Antiquity to its Silver Age. His play was seen as the ideal vehicle to showcase the Second Spanish Republic's cultural, social and educational agenda but provoked a furious backlash from opponents to the government's progressive programme. The book shows how the performance became a cultural ritual which stood at the centre of critical discussions on national identity, politics, secularism, women's rights and new European aesthetics of theatre-making. Based on extensive archival research and containing rare and previously unpublished photos, it will be of interest to theatre historians, scholars of Classical Reception and historians of the Second Spanish Republic.
The Performance Of Nobility In Early Modern European Literature
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Author : David M. Posner
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-11-04
The Performance Of Nobility In Early Modern European Literature written by David M. Posner 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 1999-11-04 with Literary Criticism categories.
This valuable study illuminates the idea of nobility as display, as public performance, in Renaissance and seventeenth-century literature and society. Ranging widely from Castiglione and French courtesy manuals, through Montaigne and Bacon, to the literature of the Grand Siècle, David Posner examines the structures of public identity in the period. He focuses on the developing tensions between, on the one hand, literary or imaginative representations of 'nobility' and, on the other, the increasingly problematic historical position of the nobility themselves. These tensions produce a transformation in the notion of the noble self as a performance, and eventually doom court society and its theatrical mode of self-presentation. Situated at the intersection of rhetorical and historical theories of interpretation, this book contributes significantly to our understanding of the role of literature both in analysing and in shaping social identity.
Agamemnon In Performance 458 Bc To Ad 2004
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Author : Fiona Macintosh
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2005-12-08
Agamemnon In Performance 458 Bc To Ad 2004 written by Fiona Macintosh and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
Aeschylus' Agamemnon, the first play in the Oresteia trilogy, is one of the most influential theatrical texts in the global canon. In performance, translation, adaptation, along with sung and danced interpretations, it has been familiar in the Greek world and the Roman empire, and from the Renaissance to the contemporary stage. It has been central to the aesthetic and intellectual avant-garde as well as to radical politics of all complexions and to feminist thinking. Contributors to this interdisciplinary collection of eighteen essays on its performance history include classical scholars, theatre historians, and experts in English and comparative literature. All Greek and Latin has been translated; the book is generously illustrated, and supplemented with the useful research aid of a chronological appendix of performances.
Guidelines For Instrumentation And Measurements For Monitoring Dam Performance
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Author : Task Committee on Instrumentation and Monitoring Dam Performance
language : en
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Guidelines For Instrumentation And Measurements For Monitoring Dam Performance written by Task Committee on Instrumentation and Monitoring Dam Performance and has been published by ASCE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Prepared by the Task Committee on Instrumentation and Monitoring Dam Performance of the Hydropower Committee of the Energy Division of ASCE. This report is a handy and comprehensive source of information for dam owners, engineers, and regulators about instrumentation and measurements for monitoring performance of all types of dams. It presents the methodology and process for the selection, measurement instruments and techniques, installation, operation, maintenance, use, and evaluation of instrumentation and measurement systems for dams, appurtenant structures, their foundations, and environment. Topics include: factors affecting dam performance, means and methods of monitoring dam performance, planning and implementation of a monitoring program, data evaluation and reporting, and decision making. Case histories of instrumentation and monitoring programs at specific dams are provided for the reader. Product Review "I highly recommend this comprehensive reference on instrumentation used to evaluate dam performance. All owners, engineers, and regulators of dams should own a copy of this book." ?Fred Sage, Field Branch Chief, California Division of Safety of Dams
Seneca S Characters
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Author : Erica M. Bexley
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-07-07
Seneca S Characters written by Erica M. Bexley 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 2022-07-07 with History categories.
Seneca's Characters addresses one of the most enduring and least theorised elements of literature: fictional character and its relationship to actual, human selfhood. Where does the boundary between character and person lie? While the characters we encounter in texts are obviously not 'real' people, they still possess person-like qualities that stimulate our attention and engagement. How is this relationship formulated in contexts of theatrical performance, where characters are set in motion by actual people, actual bodies and voices? This book addresses such questions by focusing on issues of coherence, imitation, appearance and autonomous action. It argues for the plays' sophisticated treatment of character, their acknowledgement of its purely fictional ontology alongside deep – and often dark – appreciation of its quasi-human qualities. Seneca's Characters offers a fresh perspective on the playwright's powerful tragic aesthetics that will stimulate scholars and students alike.