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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... Zeus , the guardian of sup- pliants . The suppliants claim that they are related to the ancient Argives ; they also threaten to commit suicide and thereby pollute the land of Argos . Pelas- gus takes the dilemma to his people ( an ...
... consequences of his crime . Suffering teaches man to be wise and is called a violent grace , accorded by the gods to man ( Agamemnon , 176-83 ) : It was Zeus that ordained that man must learn through 14 The Living Art of Greek Tragedy.
Marianne McDonald. It was Zeus that ordained that man must learn through suffering ; he drips memory - laden pain in the heart of a person as he tries to sleep ; so finally even the unwilling learn to be wise . This is the violent grace ...
... Zeus's head . She admits her bias in the decision , saying that she is on the side of Orestes ' father , the murdered husband . The Furies are naturally enraged , and it takes Athena a long time to win them over with an offer of a ...
... Zeus , who would have readily destroyed man , Prometheus is punished . He is the first free- dom fighter , and he is accused of loving man too much . We see Zeus as the first tyrant . This is a play that indicts the tyrant , the king of ...