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The theatricality of Greek tragedy : playing space and chorus /
Ancient Greek tragedy has been an inspiration to Western culture, but the way it was first performed has long remained in question. In The Theatricality of Greek Tragedy, Graham Ley provides an illuminating discussion of key issues relating to the use of the playing space and the nature of the choru...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University Of Chicago Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Ancient Greek tragedy has been an inspiration to Western culture, but the way it was first performed has long remained in question. In The Theatricality of Greek Tragedy, Graham Ley provides an illuminating discussion of key issues relating to the use of the playing space and the nature of the chorus, offering a distinctive impression of the performance of Greek tragedy in the fifth century BCE. Drawing on evidence from the surviving texts of tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, Ley explains how scenes with actors were played in the open ground of the orchestra, often considered a. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 226 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226477565 0226477568 1282646397 9781282646391 9786612646393 661264639X |