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Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre (Hardcover, 2nd edition) Loot Price: R3,984
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Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Rush Rehm

Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

Rush Rehm

Series: Understanding the Ancient World

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Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre, a revised edition of Greek Tragic Theatre (1992), is intended for those interested in how Greek tragedy works. By analysing the way the plays were performed in fifth-century Athens, Rush Rehm encourages classicists, actors, and directors to approach Greek tragedy by considering its original context. Emphasizing the political nature of tragedy as a theatre of, by, and for the polis, Rehm characterizes Athens as a performance culture, one in which the theatre stood alongside other public forums as a place to confront matters of import and moment. In treating the various social, religious and practical aspects of tragic production, he shows how these elements promoted a vision of the theatre as integral to the life of the city - a theatre whose focus was on the audience. The second half of the book examines four exemplary plays, Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy, Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus, and Euripides' Suppliant Women and Ion. Without ignoring the scholarly tradition, Rehm focuses on how each tragedy unfolds in performance, generating different relationships between the characters (and chorus) on stage and the audience in the theatre.

General

Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Understanding the Ancient World
Release date: July 2016
First published: 2017
Authors: Rush Rehm
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 186
Edition: 2nd edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-81261-1
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN: 1-138-81261-7
Barcode: 9781138812611

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