Greek tragic theatre / Rush Rehm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rehm, Rush, author.

Series:

Theatre production studies.

Theatre production studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.

Greek drama (Tragedy).

Political plays, Greek--History and criticism.

Political plays, Greek.

Theater--Greece--History.

Theater.

Physical Description:

182p.

Edition:

New Edition

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Summary:

Greek Tragic Theatre is an illuminating and lucid account of how Greek tragedy actually worked . Rush Rehm sheds new light on these classic texts and encourages actors and directors to examine Greek tragedy anew by looking at the context in which it was originally performed. Emphasizing the political nature of Greek tragedy as a theatre of, by, and for the polis , Rehm characterizes fifth-century 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. the second half of the book examines four exemplary plays, Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy, Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus , and Euripedes' Supplieant Women and Ion . Rehm focuses on how each tragedy unfolds in performance, generating different relationships between the characters on stage and the people in the audience.

Contents:

part Part I THE SOCIAL AND THEATRICAL BACKGROUND

chapter 1 THE PERFORMANCE CULTURE OF ATHENS

chapter 2 THE FESTIVAL CONTEXT

chapter 3 PRODUCTION AS PARTICIPATION

chapter 4 THE THEATRE OF DIONYSUS

chapter 5 CONVENTIONS OF PRODUCTION

part Part II EXEMPLARY PLAYS

chapter 6 AESCHYLUS ORESTEIA TRILOGY

chapter 7 SOPHOCLES OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

chapter 8 EURIPIDES SUPPLIANT WOMEN

chapter 9 EURIPIDES ION.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-81413-5

1-134-81414-3

0-415-04831-1

1-280-02099-7

0-203-20883-8

9780203208830

OCLC:

475884575