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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... Clytemnestra to look for a beacon which will signal that the Trojan War is over . He sees it and tells her . A chorus of old men relates how the war began and how Agamemnon sacrificed Iphigenia , his daughter , to secure fair winds for ...
... Clytemnestra , who plays on his vanity . By walking on the carpet , Agamemnon shows his lack of restraint and his ... Clytemnestra's mad exultation after killing her husband and his concubine . The sexual imagery of her speech builds up ...
... Clytemnestra that Orestes is dead . Clytemnestra is dismayed to hear of her son's death but graciously provides lodging for the strangers . Orestes ' nurse , Cilissa , mourns his death . The down - to - earth realism of her descriptions ...
... Clytemnestra's impassioned appeal to Orestes as she bares her breast , followed by Orestes's taking her off to be killed , are moments of high dramatic tension . Clytemnestra dies silently , in contrast to Agamemnon crying out . There ...
... Clytemnestra , and Aegisthus in Aeschylus's Agamemnon ) . This may have seemed relevant in con- temporary Rome : Nero very possibly murdered his own stepbrother , Britan- nicus , and even his own mother . Seneca's plays show his Stoic ...