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Greek tragedy in action /
Oliver Taplin's seminal study was revolutionary in drawing out the significance of stage action in Greek tragedy at a time when plays were often read purely as texts, rather than understood as performances. Professor Taplin explores nine plays, including Aeschylus' agamemnon and Sophocles&...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2003.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Oliver Taplin's seminal study was revolutionary in drawing out the significance of stage action in Greek tragedy at a time when plays were often read purely as texts, rather than understood as performances. Professor Taplin explores nine plays, including Aeschylus' agamemnon and Sophocles' Oedipus the King. The details of theatrical techniques and stage directions, used by playwrights to highlight key moments, are drawn out and related to the meaning of each play as a whole. With extensive translated quotations, the essential unity of action and speech in Greek tragedy is. |
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| Notas: | Originally published: London : Methuen, 1978, reprinted with revisions and an updated bibliography, 1985. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 203 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-198) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0585460701 9780585460703 0203083814 9780203083819 1138834203 9781138834200 1134414935 9781134414932 1280401109 9781280401107 9781134414925 1134414927 9780415302517 041530251X |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |