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Greek Tragedy in Action
Contributor(s): Taplin, Oliver (Author)
ISBN: 1138834203     ISBN-13: 9781138834200
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $171.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical
- History | Ancient - General
- Drama | Ancient & Classical
Dewey: 882.010
Lexile Measure: 1210
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.89 lbs) 232 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
 
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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.