Tragic Agency In Classical Drama From Aeschylus To Voltaire
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Tragic Agency In Classical Drama From Aeschylus To Voltaire
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Author : Paul Hammond
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-10-18
Tragic Agency In Classical Drama From Aeschylus To Voltaire written by Paul Hammond and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
Are we free agents? This perennial question is addressed by tragedy when it dramatizes the struggle of individuals with supernatural forces, or maps the inner conflict of a mind divided against itself. The first part of this book follows the adaptations of four myths as they migrate from classical Greek tragedy to Seneca and on to seventeenth-century France: the stories of Agamemnon, Oedipus, Medea, and Phaedra. Detailed linguistic analysis charts the playwrights’ contrasting assumptions about agency and autonomy. In the second part, six plays by Corneille and Racine are discussed to show how the problem of agency and free will is explored in scenarios which show protagonists who are in thrall to their past, to their rulers, or to their own ideals.
Racine S Tragedies Of Tyranny
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2024-04-25
Racine S Tragedies Of Tyranny written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-25 with Literary Criticism categories.
In Bajazet and Mithridate Racine depicts the tragedies of characters who either wield tyrannic power or are subjected to tyranny. This international collection of essays deploys cutting-edge research to illuminate the plays and their contexts. The contributors to this volume examine Racine’s stagecraft, his exploration of space, sound and silence, his language, and the psychology of those who exercise power or who attempt to maintain their freedom in the face of oppression. The reception and reworking of his plays by contemporaries and subsequent generations round off this wide-ranging study.
Racine S Roman Tragedies Essays On Britannicus And B R Nice
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language : en
Publisher: Brill
Release Date : 2022-01-06
Racine S Roman Tragedies Essays On Britannicus And B R Nice written by and has been published by Brill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-06 with Literary Criticism categories.
In two of his most celebrated plays, Britannicus and Bérénice, Racine depicts the tragedies of characters trapped by the ideals, desires, and cruelties of ancient Rome. This international collection of essays deploys cutting-edge research to illuminate the plays and their contexts.
Racine S Roman Tragedies
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2022-01-17
Racine S Roman Tragedies written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
In two of his most celebrated plays, Britannicus and Bérénice, Racine depicts the tragedies of characters trapped by the ideals, desires, and cruelties of ancient Rome. This international collection of essays deploys cutting-edge research to illuminate the plays and their contexts.
The Ancient Classical Drama
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Author : Richard Green Moulton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
The Ancient Classical Drama written by Richard Green Moulton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with Classical drama categories.
Greek Tragedy
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Author : H. D. F. Kitto
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-19
Greek Tragedy written by H. D. F. Kitto and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-19 with History categories.
This classic work not only records developments in the form and style of Greek drama, it also analyses the reasons for these changes. It provides illuminating answers to questions that have confronted generations of students, such as: * why did Aeschylus introduce the second actor? * why did Sophocles develop character drawing? * why are some of Euripides' plots so bad and others so good? Greek Tragedy is neither a history nor a handbook, but a penetrating work of criticism which all students of literature will find suggestive and stimulating.
The Living Art Of Greek Tragedy
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Author : Marianne McDonald
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2003-07-18
The Living Art Of Greek Tragedy written by Marianne McDonald and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-18 with Drama categories.
Marianne McDonald brings together her training as a scholar of classical Greek with her vast experience in theatre and drama to help students of the classics and of theatre learn about the living performance tradition of Greek tragedy. The Living Art of Greek Tragedy is indispensable for anyone interested in performing Greek drama, and McDonald's engaging descriptions offer the necessary background to all those who desire to know more about the ancient world. With a chapter on each of the three major Greek tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides), McDonald provides a balance of textual analysis, practical knowledge of the theatre, and an experienced look at the difficulties and accomplishments of theatrical performances. She shows how ancient Greek tragedy, long a part of the standard repertoire of theatre companies throughout the world, remains fresh and alive for contemporary audiences.
The Artistry Of Aeschylus And Zeami
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Author : Mae J. Smethurst
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-14
The Artistry Of Aeschylus And Zeami written by Mae J. Smethurst and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-14 with Drama categories.
By means of a cross-cultural analysis of selected examples of early Japanese and early Greek drama, Mae Smethurst enhances our appreciation of each form. While using the methods of a classicist to increase our understanding of no as literary texts, she also demonstrates that the fifteenth-century treatises of Zeami--an important playwright, actor, critic, and teacher of no--offer fresh insight into Aeschylus' use of actors, language, and various elements of stage presentation. Relatively little documentation apart from the texts of the plays is available for the Greek theater of the fifth century B.C., but Smethurst uses documentation on no, and evidence from no performances today, to suggest how presentations of the Persians could have been so successful despite the play's lack of dramatic confrontation. Aeschylean theater resembles that of Zeami in creating its powerful emotional and aesthetic effect through a coherent organization of structural elements. Both playwrights used such methods as the gradual intensification of rhythmic and musical effects, an increase in the number and complexity of the actors' movements, and a progressive focusing of attention on the main actors and on costumes, masks, and props during the course of the play. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The Greek Sense Of Theatre
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Author : J. Michael Walton
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1996
The Greek Sense Of Theatre written by J. Michael Walton and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Greek drama categories.
This collection of essays and reviews represents the most significant and comprehensive writing on Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors. Miola's edited work also features a comprehensive critical history, coupled with a full bibliography and photographs of major productions of the play from around the world. In the collection, there are five previously unpublished essays. The topics covered in these new essays are women in the play, the play's debt to contemporary theater, its critical and performance histories in Germany and Japan, the metrical variety of the play, and the distinctly modern perspective on the play as containing dark and disturbing elements. To compliment these new essays, the collection features significant scholarship and commentary on The Comedy of Errors that is published in obscure and difficulty accessible journals, newspapers, and other sources. This collection brings together these essays for the first time.
Tragic Heroines In Ancient Greek Drama
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Author : Hanna Roisman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Tragic Heroines In Ancient Greek Drama written by Hanna Roisman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Electronic books categories.
"The heroines of Greek tragedy presented in the plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides have long captivated audiences and critics. In this volume each of the eleven chapters discusses one of the heroines: Clytemnestra, Hecuba, Medea, Iphigenia, Alcestis, Antigone Electra, Deianeira, Phaedra, Creusa and Helen. The book focuses on characterisation and the motivations of the women, as well as on those of the male playwrights, and offers multiple viewpoints and critiques that enable readers to understand the context of each play and form their own views. Four core themes bridge the depictions of the heroines: the socio-political dynamic of ancient Greek expectations of women and their roles in society, the conflict of masculinity versus femininity, the alternation of defiance and submission, and the interplay between deceit and rhetoric. Each chapter offers clear descriptions of plot and mythical background, and builds on the text of the plays to enable reflections on language and performance. All technical terms are explained and key topics or references are pulled out into box features that provide further background information. Discussion points at the ends of chapters enable readers to explore various topics more deeply"--