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. INDICE: List of Figures. Preface. Introduction. Part I Tragedy in Its Athenian Context. 1 What Was Tragedy?. Definitions of Tragedy. What Did It Do?. Where Did It Come From?. How Were the Plays Performed?. 2 Tragedy and the Polis.Democracy. Empire and Hegemony. Performance Setting. Rhetoric. Referentiality. Ideology. Nothing to Do with the City?. 3 Tragedy and Greek Religion. Dionysos. Sacred Time and Space. Ritual Practices. Ritual Practice in Tragedy. GreekGods and Mortals. Tragedy and Myth. Euripides' Bacchai. Part II Thematic Approaches. 4 War and Empire. Aeschylus' Persians. Aeschylus' Oresteia. Euripides'Iphigeneia at Aulis. 5 Family Romance and Revenge in the House of Atreus. Euripides' Elektra. Sophocles' Elektra. 6 Victims and Victimizers. Euripides' Trojan Women. Euripides' Hekabe. Euripides' Medea. 7 The King and I. Sophocles' Antigone. Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannos. 8 Epilogue: Modern Performances (with Sue Blundell). References. Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-2161-3
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés