Theatricality of Greek Tragedy

图书信息

作者	Ley,Graham
出版社	University of Chicago Press
ISBN	9780226477565
出版时间	2010-06-15
字数	46.3万
分类	University of Chicago Press,进口书,外文原版书,其他

读书简介

Ancient Greek tragedy has been an inspiration to Western culture, but the way it was first performed has long remained in question. In The Theatricality of Greek Tragedy, Graham Ley provides an illuminating discussion of key issues relating to the use of the playing space and the nature of the chorus, offering a distinctive impression of the performance of Greek tragedy in the fifth century BCE. Drawing on evidence from the surviving texts of tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, Ley explains how scenes with actors were played in the open ground of the orchestra, often considered as exclusively the dancing place of the chorus. In reviewing what is known of the music and dance of Greek antiquity, Ley goes on to show that in the original productions the experience of the chorus-expressed in song and dance and in interaction with the characters-remained a vital characteristic in the performance of tragedy.Combining detailed analysis with broader reflections about the nature of ancient Greek tragedy as an art form, this volume-supplemented with a series of illustrative drawings and diagrams-will be a necessary addition to the bookshelf of anyone interested in literature, theater, or classical studies.

目录

Preface

SCOPE OF THE BOOK

RATIONALE FOR THE DIAGRAMS AND DRAWINGS

FURTHER COMMENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER ONE The Playing Space

THE SCRIPTS AND THE PLAYING SPACE

THE SURVIVING TRAGEDIES OF AESCHYLUS AND EARLY TRAGIC PERFORMANCE

CHOROS, ACTORS/CHARACTERS, AND PLAYING SPACE IN THE EARLIER TRAGEDIES OF AESCHYLUS

Persians

Suppliants

Seven against Thebes

COMPOSITION FOR THE PLAYING SPACE IN AESCHYLUS'S ORESTEIA

Agamemnon

Libation Bearers

Eumenides

REALIZING THE TRAGIC PLAYING SPACE AFTER AESCHYLUS

ALTARS AND TOMBS IN THE PLAYING SPACE AFTER AESCHYLUS

PERFORMERS AND VEHICLES IN THE PLAYING SPACE

THREE KINDS OF VOCAL DELIVERY IN TRAGEDY

MOVEMENT AND DANCING IN THE PLAYING SPACE

ACTORS/CHARACTERS AND CHOROS:CHANTING, SINGING, AND DANCING IN THE PLAYING SPACE

Appendix A CHRONOLOGY OF THE SURVIVING PLAYS

CHAPTER TWO The Chorus

THE CHOROS IN EPIC

COMPOSITION FOR THE CHOROS

MUSIC: METER OR MEASURE, MELODY, AND MODE

Meter

Melody and Modes

DANCING

STROPHE, ANTISTROPHE, AND CHOREIA

DITHYRAMBS

THE THEATRICAL CHOROI:DEFINITIONS AND DISTINCTIONS

Appendix B TIME LINE FOR CHAPTER 2

Conclusion

References

Index