Mortal Voice in the Tragedies of Aeschylus

This book argues that the voice is a crucial link between bodies, thought, and mortal identity in the tragedies of Aeschylus.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Voice, body, stage; 2. Voice in early Aeschylean drama and Aristophanic parody; 3. Voice and ventriloquism in Agamemnon; 4. Voice and the mother in Choephori; 5. Voice and the monstrous in Eumenides.

About the author

Sarah Nooter is Associate Professor in Classics and Theater and Performance Studies at the University of Chicago. She is the author of When Heroes Sing: Sophocles and the Shifting Soundscape of Tragedy (Cambridge, 2012) and co-editor of Sound and the Ancient Senses (forthcoming).

Summary

This book argues that the voice is a crucial link between bodies, thought, and mortal identity in the tragedies of Aeschylus. It first presents conceptions of the voice in Greek poetry and philosophy and then shows how Aeschylus' tragedies gain meaning from the rubric and performance of voice.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Nooter, Sarah (University of Chicago) Nooter, Nooter Sarah
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781316508978
• ISBN: 978-1-316-50897-8
• No. of pages: 319
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Philosophy, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: plays and playwrights