{"product_id":"greek-tragedies-as-plays-for-performance-isbn-9781119089858","title":"Greek Tragedies as Plays for Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a unique introduction to Greek tragedy that explores the plays as dramatic artifacts intended for performance and pays special attention to construction, design, staging, and musical composition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a scholar who combines his academic understanding of Greek tragedy with his singular theatrical experience of producing these ancient dramas for the modern stage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the masters of the genre—Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides—including similarities, differences, the hybrid nature of Greek tragedy, the significance that each poet attaches to familiar myths and his distinctive approach as a dramatic artist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines 10 plays in detail, focusing on performances by the chorus and the 3 actors, the need to captivate audiences attending a major civic and religious festival, and the importance of the lyric sections for emotional effect\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides extended dramatic analysis of important Greek tragedies at an appropriate level for introductory students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains a companion website, available upon publication at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/raeburn\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/raeburn\u003c\/a\u003e, with 136 audio recordings of Greek tragedy that illustrate the beauty of the Greek language and the powerful rhythms of the songs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Aeschylus 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Persae 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Oresteia 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Sophocles 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Antigone 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Oedipus Tyrannus 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Electra (Sophocles) 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Euripides 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Medea 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Electra (Euripides) 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Bacchae 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Glossary of Greek Tragic Terms 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Rhythm and Meter 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 195 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable guide to recapturing the sights and sounds of Greek tragedy. David Raeburn draws on his long experience as teacher, translator and director to show in detail how a selection of famous plays can be studied – in English or the original Greek – as scripts for performance. He has plenty of thought-provoking discussion of the stage action to offer, and a special feature is his guidance on the rhythms of the original poetry, especially the choral lyrics, with audio recordings easily accessible online.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePat Easterling, Cambridge University (Emeritus Regius)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An invaluable book written with love and detailed understanding. It is based on a lifetime's unique experience of producing each of these classical plays as a teacher and scholar at the highest level, therefore without equal in its field. Again and again Raeburn sees what these plays need for their staging and interpretation, largely because he has faced the challenge of putting them on the stage, whereas most classical commentators have not. He goes clearly and concisely to the heart of them in a style which all who read, produce, or have to study them will appreciate. A landmark both for our theatres' actors and directors and for those in schools and universities who want to be taken to the central issues of each play and the ways in which character, speech, movement, and setting interrelate.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRobin Lane Fox, Oxford University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This engaging enterprise will undoubtedly be most useful to classroom teachers and anyone interested in how Greek drama was originally staged or trying to mount an 'authentic' production today.\" (David Stuttard, \u003ci\u003eClassics for All\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Raeburn\u003c\/b\u003e has recently retired from a stipendiary Lectureship in Classical Languages at New College in the University of Oxford,UK, where he previously held the Grocyn Lectureship in the Faculty of Literae Humaniores. Before that, he spent more than 40 years as a Classics teacher and headmaster of two secondary schools. He is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Agamemnon of Aeschylus\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and translator of the Penguin Classics editions of Sophocles\u003ci\u003e' Electra and Other Plays \u003c\/i\u003e(2008) and Ovid's \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses \u003c\/i\u003e(2004). His research interests include Greek tragedy and Augustan poetry in Latin. He has directed over 30 full-scale or workshop productions of 18 of the 33 extant Greek tragedies, performed either in the original language or in translation with school and university students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Tragedies as Plays for Performance\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique introduction to the genre that explores these works as dramatic artefacts intended for performance—instead of as ancient literature solely to be read and studied. Written by a scholar who combines his academic understanding of Greek tragedy with his singular theatrical experience of producing these ancient dramas for the modern stage, this text pays special attention to construction, design, staging, and musical composition in terms of the ancient medium and original resources. The author discusses the masters of the genre—Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides—including similarities, differences, their use and development of Greek tragedy’s hybrid form, the significance that each poet attaches to familiar myths and his distinctive approach as a dramatic artist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text examines 10 plays in detail, from \u003ci\u003ePersae\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOresteia\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOedipus Tyrannus\u003c\/i\u003e and then \u003ci\u003eMedea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBacchae\u003c\/i\u003e, including the 2 \u003ci\u003eElectra\u003c\/i\u003e plays. It delves into important components of these dramas, including performances by the chorus and the 3 actors, the need to captivate audiences attending a major civic and religious festival, and the importance of the lyric sections for emotional effect. The book also contains a companion website, available upon publication at www.wiley.com\/go\/raeburn, with 136 audio recordings of Greek tragedy that illustrate the beauty of the Greek language and the powerful rhythms of the songs. With extended dramatic analysis of important Greek tragedies at an appropriate level for readers coming to the topic for the first time, this is a fresh and insightful foray into these ancient works of art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989310783717,"sku":"NP9781119089858","price":111.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119089858.jpg?v=1761783618","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/greek-tragedies-as-plays-for-performance-isbn-9781119089858","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}