Greek tragedy in action /
Taplin, Oliver.
Greek tragedy in action / by Oliver Taplin. - 2nd ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2003. - 1 online resource (x, 203 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Originally published: London : Methuen, 1978, reprinted with revisions and an updated bibliography, 1985.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-198) and indexes.
The visual dimension of tragedy -- Stage management and stage directions -- Introduction to nine plays -- Exits and entrances -- Actions and gestures -- Objects and tokens -- Tableaux, noises and silences -- Mirror scenes -- Scenic sequence -- Emotion and meaning in the theatre -- Round plays in square theatres.
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Oliver Taplin's seminal study was revolutionary in drawing out the significance of stage action in Greek tragedy at a time when plays were often read purely as texts, rather than understood as performances.Professor Taplin explores nine plays, including Aeschylus' agamemnon and Sophocles' Oedipus the King. The details of theatrical techniques and stage directions, used by playwrights to highlight key moments, are drawn out and related to the meaning of each play as a whole. With extensive translated quotations, the essential unity of action and speech in Greek tragedy is.
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
English.
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Fürstliches Schauspielhaus Bad Pyrmont
Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.
Theater--History.--Greece
Drama.
Drama
Tragédie grecque--Histoire et critique.
Théâtre--Histoire.--Grèce
Théâtre (Genre littéraire)
plays (performing arts compositions)
DRAMA--Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Greek drama (Tragedy)
Theater.
Griechisch
Tragödie
Aufführung
Drama
Greece
Greece.
Griechenland
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PA3201 / .T37 2003eb
882/.0109
PA 3131 / T37 2003
Greek tragedy in action / by Oliver Taplin. - 2nd ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2003. - 1 online resource (x, 203 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Originally published: London : Methuen, 1978, reprinted with revisions and an updated bibliography, 1985.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-198) and indexes.
The visual dimension of tragedy -- Stage management and stage directions -- Introduction to nine plays -- Exits and entrances -- Actions and gestures -- Objects and tokens -- Tableaux, noises and silences -- Mirror scenes -- Scenic sequence -- Emotion and meaning in the theatre -- Round plays in square theatres.
Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus.
Oliver Taplin's seminal study was revolutionary in drawing out the significance of stage action in Greek tragedy at a time when plays were often read purely as texts, rather than understood as performances.Professor Taplin explores nine plays, including Aeschylus' agamemnon and Sophocles' Oedipus the King. The details of theatrical techniques and stage directions, used by playwrights to highlight key moments, are drawn out and related to the meaning of each play as a whole. With extensive translated quotations, the essential unity of action and speech in Greek tragedy is.
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
English.
0585460701 (electronic bk.) 9780585460703 (electronic bk.) 0203083814 (electronic bk.) 9780203083819 (electronic bk.) (Paper) 1138834203 9781138834200 1134414935 9781134414932 1280401109 9781280401107 9781134414925 (EPUB) 1134414927 (EPUB) 9780415302517 041530251X
9781134414925 Ingram Content Group
GBC226609 bnb
017502043 Uk
Fürstliches Schauspielhaus Bad Pyrmont
Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.
Theater--History.--Greece
Drama.
Drama
Tragédie grecque--Histoire et critique.
Théâtre--Histoire.--Grèce
Théâtre (Genre littéraire)
plays (performing arts compositions)
DRAMA--Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Greek drama (Tragedy)
Theater.
Griechisch
Tragödie
Aufführung
Drama
Greece
Greece.
Griechenland
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PA3201 / .T37 2003eb
882/.0109
PA 3131 / T37 2003