Greek Tragedy
Greek Tragedy

Author: Aeschylus

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2004-08-26

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0141961716

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Agememnon is the first part of the Aeschylus's Orestian trilogy in which the leader of the Greek army returns from the Trojan war to be murdered by his treacherous wife Clytemnestra. In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex the king sets out to uncover the cause of the plague that has struck his city, only to disover the devastating truth about his relationship with his mother and his father. Medea is the terrible story of a woman's bloody revenge on her adulterous husband through the murder of her own children.

Greek Tragedy
Greek Tragedy

Author: Edith Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2010-01-21

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 0199232512

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An illustrated introduction to ancient Greek tragedy, written by one of its most distinguished experts, which provides all the background information necessary for understanding the context and content of the dramas. A special feature is an individual essay on every one of the surviving 33 plays.

Tragedy, the Greeks and Us
Tragedy, the Greeks and Us

Author: Simon Critchley

Publisher: Profile Books

Published: 2019-03-28

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1782834907

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We might think we are through with the past, but the past isn't through with us. Tragedy permits us to come face to face with the things we don't want to know about ourselves, but which still make us who we are. It articulates the conflicts and contradictions that we need to address in order to better understand the world we live in. A work honed from a decade's teaching at the New School, where 'Critchley on Tragedy' is one of the most popular courses, Tragedy, the Greeks and Us is a compelling examination of the history of tragedy. Simon Critchley demolishes our common misconceptions about the poets, dramatists and philosophers of Ancient Greece - then presents these writers to us in an unfamiliar and original light.

Reading Greek Tragedy
Reading Greek Tragedy

Author: Simon Goldhill

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1986-05-08

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780521315791

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An advanced critical introduction to Greek tragedy for those who do not read Greek. Combines the best contemporary scholarly analysis of the classics with a wide knowledge of contemporary literary studies in discussing the masterpieces of Athenian drama.

Greek Tragedy in Action
Greek Tragedy in Action

Author: Oliver Taplin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-10-04

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1134414935

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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 demonstrated. Now firmly established as a classic text, Greek Tragedy in Action is even more relevant today, when performances of Greek tragedies and plays inspired by them have had such an extraordinary revival around the world.

Greek Tragedy
Greek Tragedy

Author: Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0470693266

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Greek Tragedy sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences. An engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, its history, and its reception in the contemporary world with suggested readings for further study Examines tragedy’s relationship to democracy, religion, and myth Explores contemporary approaches to scholarship, including structuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theory Provides a thorough examination of contemporary performance practices Includes detailed readings of selected plays

A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama
A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama

Author: Betine van Zyl Smit

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-02-29

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 1118347765

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A Handbook to the Reception of Greek Drama offers a series of original essays that represent a comprehensive overview of the global reception of ancient Greek tragedies and comedies from antiquity to the present day. Represents the first volume to offer a complete overview of the reception of ancient drama from antiquity to the present Covers the translation, transmission, performance, production, and adaptation of Greek tragedy from the time the plays were first created in ancient Athens through the 21st century Features overviews of the history of the reception of Greek drama in most countries of the world Includes chapters covering the reception of Greek drama in modern opera and film

A Companion to Greek Tragedy
A Companion to Greek Tragedy

Author: Justina Gregory

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 1405152052

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The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today. Comprises 31 original essays by an international cast of contributors, including up-and-coming as well as distinguished senior scholars Pays attention to socio-political, textual, and performance aspects of Greek tragedy All ancient Greek is transliterated and translated, and technical terms are explained as they appear Includes suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, and a generous and informative combined bibliography

Greek Tragedy
Greek Tragedy

Author: Laura Swift

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-10-06

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1474236847

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The latest volume in the Classical World series, this book offers a much-needed up-to-date introduction to Greek tragedy, and covers the most important thematic topics studied at school or university level. After a brief analysis of the genre and main figures, it focuses on the broader questions of what defines tragedy, what its particular preoccupations are, and what makes these texts so widely studied and performed more than 2,000 years after they were written. As such, the book will be of interest to students taking broad courses on Greek tragedy, while also being suitable for the general reader who wants an overview of the subject. All passages of tragedy discussed are translated by the author and supplementary information includes a chronology of all the surviving tragedies, a glossary, and guidance on further reading.