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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... daughters of Danaus ( said to be fifty ) come with their father from Egypt to Argos , trying to escape marriage with their cousins , the fifty sons of Aegyp- tus . Since the original chorus of Greek tragedy may have consisted of fifty ...
... daughter so that he could be successful in the war Greece waged against Troy . He won the war but lost his life on his return . Orestes murders his mother to avenge his father , and he is tried by the first law court . This is a ...
... daughter , to secure fair winds for his voyage to Troy . Clytemnestra tells the chorus that the war at Troy has ended , but it doubts her information . A messenger comes on foot confirming this , and then King Agamemnon himself enters ...
... daughters of Oceanus in Prometheus Bound ( in that play all but Io are di- vine ) . The transformation of the Furies into Eumenides , or " kindly ones , " constitutes one main action of this play . Naming the third play Eumenides ex ...
... daughters of Oceanus , who are his cousins , come to visit him . They sympathize but keep their distance and advise him to make peace with Zeus . He is the physician who taught medicine to man , but he cannot heal himself . Oceanus ...