Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus

Informationen zum Autor Fiona Macintosh is Senior Research Fellow at the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford. Klappentext Charts the performance history of Sophocles' ancient play, from its first appearance in the fifth century to the present day. Zusammenfassung Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus (or Oedipus Rex) has exerted more influence than any other drama! ancient or modern! on the history of theatre and the history of ideas. Macintosh traces the performance history of this ancient play! from its first appearance on stage in the fifth century to present day productions. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of productions; 1. Oedipus in Athens; 2. The Roman Oedipus and his successors; 3. Oedipus and the 'people'; 4. Oedipus and the Dionysiac; 5. Everyman and everywhere; 6. Oedipus dethroned.

Product details

• Authors: Fiona Macintosh, Fiona (University of Oxford) Macintosh, Fiona M. Macintosh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521497114
• ISBN: 978-0-521-49711-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Plays in Production; Plays in Production
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet