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Greek tragedy in action / by Oliver Taplin.
Author
Taplin, Oliver
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ed.
Published/Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Description
1 online resource (x, 203 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Availability
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Subject(s)
Greek drama (Tragedy)
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History and criticism
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Theater
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Greece
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History
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Drama
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Summary note
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.
Notes
Originally published: London : Methuen, 1978, reprinted with revisions and an updated bibliography, 1985.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-198) and indexes.
Source of description
Print version record.
Contents
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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ISBN
0585460701 ((electronic bk.))
9780585460703 ((electronic bk.))
0203083814 ((electronic bk.))
9780203083819 ((electronic bk.))
1138834203
9781138834200
1134414935
9781134414932
1280401109
9781280401107
9781134414925 ((EPUB))
1134414927 ((EPUB))
9780415302517
041530251X
OCLC
52760268
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