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Greek Tragedy - Suffering under the Sun (Hardcover, New)
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Greek Tragedy - Suffering under the Sun (Hardcover, New)
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This is an invaluable introduction to ancient Greek tragedy which
discusses every surviving play in detail and provides all the
background information necessary for understanding the context and
content of the plays. Edith Hall argues that the essential feature
of the genre is that it always depicts terrible human suffering and
death, but in a way that invites philosophical enquiry into their
causes and effects, This enquiry was played out in the bright
sunlight of open-air theatre, which became a key marker of the
boundary between living and dead. The first half of the book is
divided into four chapters which address the social and physical
contexts in which the plays were performed, the contribution of the
poets, actors, funders, and audiences, the poetic composition of
the texts, their performance conventions, main themes, and focus on
religion, politics, and the family. The second half consists of
individual essays on each of the surviving thirty-three plays by
the Greek tragedians, and an account of the recent performance of
Greek tragic theatre and tragic fragments. An up-to-date
'Suggestions for further reading' is included.
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