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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... crimes , which Aeschylus , as many other Greeks , felt that the gods punished . In the Greek mind , an abusive tyrant was the embodiment of this type of pride , and Xerxes , the Persian king who attacked Greece , fits this model . He ...
... crime will be punished . Aeschylus charts the transition from personal blood feud and murderous vengeance to a public law court which will impose penalties . Aeschylus's Oresteia shows us about vengeance and its consequences . Cly ...
... 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.
... crime , but that can be washed away with the proper rituals . The lesson one learns from one's mistakes and the suffering that follows is an important one . Greek tragedy shows the pain of human beings and lets an audience learn from ...
... crimes . This play is an expansion of the story about the adultery of Atreus's wife with his brother Thyestes , and how Atreus took a brutal vengeance on his brother ( all this is alluded to by Cassandra , the chorus , Clytemnestra ...