The Stagecraft of Aeschylus - The Dramatic Use of Exits and Entrances in Greek Tragedy

Zusatztext 'This substantial and original work of scholarship is essential for anyone who wants to gain a serious understanding of Greek tragedy in performance. It is the combination of the attempted reconstruction of the stage-action with sustained! perceptive reading of the plays in the light of this reconstruction that gives this study its specific value.'Christopher Gill! University of Exeter! Theatre Research International Autmun '90 Klappentext In this book! Taplin looks for clues to Aeschylus's stagecraft in the texts of the plays themselves! analyzing the exits and entrances that occur throughout his works. Zusammenfassung The visual effect of the staging of Aeschylus' plays was an essential part of their impact. All that survives today are the scripts but this book attempts to search for clues of Aeschylus' stagecraft in the texts of the plays themselves.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Oliver Taplin, Oliver (University Lecturer in Greek and L Taplin, Taplin Oliver
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.10.1989
• EAN: 9780198144861
• ISBN: 978-0-19-814486-1
• Pagine: 518
• Dimensioni: 143 mm x 218 mm x 30 mm
• Serie: Print On Demand; Clarendon Paperbacks; Clarendon Paperbacks; Print on Demand
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: plays and playwrights