Structure and Performance of Euripides'' Helen

Informationen zum Autor C. W. Marshall is Professor of Greek at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of The Stagecraft and Performance of Roman Comedy (2006) and has co-edited several volumes: No Laughing Matter (2012) and Classics and Comics (2011) with George Kovacs and The Wire: Urban Decay and American Television (2009) and Cylons in America (2008) with Tiffany Potter. His many articles and chapters on ancient theatre consider the practical constraints of ancient staging techniques, the nature of masks, and how an ancient audience interprets a play in performance. This work is informed by his practical experience as a director of ancient and modern plays. Klappentext In his detailed study of Euripides' play, Helen, C. W. Marshall expands our understanding of Athenian tragedy and Classical performance. Zusammenfassung Using Euripides' play Helen as the main point of reference! C. W. Marshall expands our understanding of Athenian tragedy and Classical performance. The book focuses on structure to reveal how directorial decisions and the assumptions held by the ancient audience shape meaning in performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Helen and the evidence for performance; 2. Structure; 3. Protean Helen; 4. Chorus and music; 5. Andromeda; 6. Stage directions; 7. Directorial decisions; 8. The mask of beauty.

Product details

• Authors: C. W. Marshall, C. W. (University of British Columbia Marshall, Marshall C. W.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.12.2014
• EAN: 9781107073753
• ISBN: 978-1-107-07375-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Ancient Greece, DRAMA / Ancient & Classical, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Theatre Direction & Production, Literary studies: plays and playwrights