The Living Art of Greek TragedyIndiana University Press, 2003 M07 18 - 240 páginas Marianne McDonald brings together her training as a scholar of classical Greek with her vast experience in theatre and drama to help students of the classics and of theatre learn about the living performance tradition of Greek tragedy. The Living Art of Greek Tragedy is indispensable for anyone interested in performing Greek drama, and McDonald's engaging descriptions offer the necessary background to all those who desire to know more about the ancient world. With a chapter on each of the three major Greek tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides), McDonald provides a balance of textual analysis, practical knowledge of the theatre, and an experienced look at the difficulties and accomplishments of theatrical performances. She shows how ancient Greek tragedy, long a part of the standard repertoire of theatre companies throughout the world, remains fresh and alive for contemporary audiences. |
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... Agamemnon , Libation Bearers , Eumenides , 458 B.C. Prometheus Bound ( authorship of this play has been disputed , and there is no agreed date for it ) . We are told that Aeschylus won thirteen victories , compared to the ap ...
... Agamemnon Oresteia is the only trilogy that survives from antiquity . It is unfortunate that we have lost the satyr play , Proteus , which completed the tetralogy . Proteus was the " old man of the sea , " a minor sea god and prophet ...
... Agamemnon and Clytem- nestra , the king and queen of Mycenae , or Argos . Agamemnon gives the back- ground for Orestes ' murder of his mother , which takes place in the second play of the trilogy . The first play is by far the longest ...
... Agamemnon's own child . This carpet is made up of precious tapestries , which , as Agamemnon admits , are suitable only for the gods . His walking on it is an obvious challenge to the gods , and he will lose . He is seduced onto the ...
... Agamemnon's children will be appre- hended , and at the same time we are eager to see how they will achieve their vengeance . The chorus ( of young Trojan female servants ) again has the most lines , and it takes an active role in the ...