Greek Tragedy and the British Theatre 1660-1914
Title | Greek Tragedy and the British Theatre 1660-1914 PDF eBook |
Author | Edith Hall |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 768 |
Release | 2005-07-14 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0191541419 |
This lavishly illustrated book offers the first full, interdisciplinary investigation of the historical evidence for the presence of ancient Greek tragedy in the post-Restoration British theatre, where it reached a much wider audience - including women - than had access to the original texts. Archival research has excavated substantial amounts of new material, both visual and literary, which is presented in chronological order. But the fundamental aim is to explain why Greek tragedy, which played an elite role in the curricula of largely conservative schools and universities, was magnetically attractive to political radicals, progressive theatre professionals, and to the aesthetic avant-garde. All Greek has been translated, and the book will be essential reading for anyone interested in Greek tragedy, the reception of ancient Greece and Rome, theatre history, British social history, English studies, or comparative literature.
Greek Tragedy and the British Theatre, 1660-1914
Title | Greek Tragedy and the British Theatre, 1660-1914 PDF eBook |
Author | Edith Hall |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023 |
Genre | Greek drama |
ISBN | 9781383006070 |
This volume contains an investigation into the history of performances of Greek tragedy in Britain from 1660 onwards. It assembles discussions of the translations, plays, authors, and audiences, and sets them in the context of contemporary politics, society and culture.
Greek Tragedy
Title | Greek Tragedy PDF eBook |
Author | Edith Hall |
Publisher | |
Pages | 428 |
Release | 2010-01-21 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 0199232512 |
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.
Dionysus Since 69
Title | Dionysus Since 69 PDF eBook |
Author | Edith Hall |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 500 |
Release | 2004-01-08 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 019155541X |
Greek tragedy is currently being performed more frequently than at any time since classical antiquity. This book is the first to address the fundamental question, why has there been so much Greek tragedy in the theatres, opera houses and cinemas of the last three decades? A detailed chronological appendix of production information and lavish illustrations supplement the fourteen essays by an interdisciplinary team of specialists from the worlds of classics, theatre studies, and the professional theatre. They relate the recent appeal of Greek tragedy to social trends, political developments, aesthetic and performative developments, and the intellectual currents of the last three decades, especially multiculturalism, post-colonialism, feminism, post-structuralism, revisions of psychoanalytical models, and secularization.
The Ancient Dancer in the Modern World
Title | The Ancient Dancer in the Modern World PDF eBook |
Author | Fiona Macintosh |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 534 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0199548102 |
The first systematic study of the impact of ideas about ancient Greek and Roman dance on modern theatrical and choreographic practices. With contributions from experts in a range of fields, the volume presents a wide conspectus on an under-explored but central aspect of classical reception, dance and theatre history, and the history of ideas.
Medea in Performance 1500-2000
Title | Medea in Performance 1500-2000 PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Taplin |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN |
Papers drawn from an interdisciplinary colloquium, hosted at Somerville, College by the University of Oxford's Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama in August 1998.
A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen
Title | A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur J. Pomeroy |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 564 |
Release | 2017-08-07 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1118741358 |
A comprehensive treatment of the Classical World in film and television, A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen closely examines the films and TV shows centered on Greek and Roman cultures and explores the tension between pagan and Christian worlds. Written by a team of experts in their fields, this work considers productions that discuss social settings as reflections of their times and as indicative of the technical advances in production and the economics of film and television. Productions included are a mix of Hollywood and European spanning from the silent film era though modern day television series, and topics discussed include Hollywood politics in film, soundtrack and sound design, high art and low art, European art cinemas, and the ancient world as comedy. Written for students of film and television as well as those interested in studies of ancient Rome and Greece, A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen provides comprehensive, current thinking on how the depiction of Ancient Greece and Rome on screen has developed over the past century. It reviews how films of the ancient world mirrored shifting attitudes towards Christianity, the impact of changing techniques in film production, and fascinating explorations of science fiction and technical fantasy in the ancient world on popular TV shows like Star Trek, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, and Dr. Who.