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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... messenger comes to tell us of the disaster . Eteocles and Polyneices killed each other and many others perished , but The- bes is safe . The women now lament the dead . They say of the two " sharp- hearted " brothers that they " divided ...
... messenger of an army . ” The women compare the soldiers who man- handle them to nightmarish spiders and serpents . One can take dramatic advantage of the women threatening to kill them- selves with nooses in hand , made out of the belts ...
... messenger comes on foot confirming this , and then King Agamemnon himself enters on a chariot , bringing Cassandra , his war trophy and captive . What Clytemnestra says is influenced by Cassandra's silent pres- ence . Clytemnestra ...
... them . Hermes , Zeus's messenger , comes on the scene to threaten Prometheus with more torture if he will not reveal to Zeus what he wants to know . This wins the chorus members over to Prometheus's side , and Aeschylus 19.
... . The Greeks probably relied on the imagination . Words are sometimes the most powerful mise - en - scène . The two stage en- trances probably signify messengers from Zeus on one side and 20 The Living Art of Greek Tragedy.