TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taplin,Oliver
TI  - Greek tragedy in action
SN  - 0585460701
AV  - PA3201 .T37 2003eb
U1  - 882/.0109 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Fürstliches Schauspielhaus
KW  - Bad Pyrmont
KW  - gnd
KW  - Greek drama (Tragedy)
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Theater
KW  - Greece
KW  - History
KW  - Drama
KW  - Tragédie grecque
KW  - Histoire et critique
KW  - Théâtre
KW  - Grèce
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Théâtre (Genre littéraire)
KW  - plays (performing arts compositions)
KW  - aat
KW  - DRAMA
KW  - Ancient, Classical & Medieval
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Griechisch
KW  - Tragödie
KW  - Aufführung
KW  - Griechenland
KW  - Altertum
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - 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; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK); University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus
N2  - 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
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