Greek Tragic Theatre

1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-415-11894-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 263 g

Emphasizing the political nature of Greek tragedy, as theatre of, by and for the polis, Rush Rehm characterizes Athens as a performance culture; one in which the theatre stood alongside other public forums as a place to confront matters of import. In treating the various social, religious and practical aspects of tragic production, he shows how these elements promoted a vision of the theatre as integral to the life of the city - a theatre focussed on the audience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rehm, Rush

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Acknowledgements A note on translations and editions Part I: The social and theatrical background 1. The Performance Culture of Athens 2. The Festival Context 3. Production as Participation 4. The Theatre of Dionysus 5. Conventions of Production Part II: Exemplary plays 6. Aeschylus' Oresteia Trilogy 7. Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus 8. Euripides' Suppliant Women 9. Euripides' Ion Notes Select bibliography Index