Greek tragedy in action / by Oliver Taplin.

Author
Taplin, Oliver [Browse]
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

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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.
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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