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Classical Greek Tragedy (Hardcover)
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Classical Greek Tragedy (Hardcover)
Series: Forms of Drama
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Classical Greek Tragedy offers a comprehensive survey of the
development of classical Greek tragedy combined with close readings
of exemplary texts. Reconstructing how audiences in fifth-century
BCE Athens created meaning from the performance of tragedy at the
dramatic festivals sponsored by the city-state and its wealthiest
citizens, it considers the context of Athenian political and legal
structures, gender ideology, religious beliefs, and other social
forces that contributed to spectators' reception of the drama. In
doing so it focuses on the relationship between performers and
watchers, not only Athenian male citizens, but also women and
audiences throughout the ancient Mediterranean world. This book
traces the historical development of these dynamics through three
representative tragedies that span a 50 year period: Aeschylus'
Seven Against Thebes, Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus, and Euripides'
Helen. Topics include the role of the chorus; the tragic hero;
recurring mythical characters and subject matter; Aristotelian
assessments of the components of tragedy; developments in the
architecture of the theater and their impact on the interactions of
characters, and the spaces they occupy. Unifying these discussions
is the observation that the genre articulates a reality beyond the
visible stage action that intersects with the characters' existence
in the present moment and resonates with the audience's religious
beliefs and collective psychology. Human voices within the
performance space articulate powerful forces from an invisible
dimension that are activated by oaths, hymns, curses and prayers,
and respond in the form of oracles and prophecies, forms of
discourse which were profoundly meaningful to those who watched the
original productions of tragedy.
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