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Routledge
232 Pages
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Routledge
232 Pages
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Routledge
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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... Read more
List of plates, Preface, 1. The visual dimension of tragedy, 2. Stage management and stage directions, 3. Introduction to nine plays, 4. Exits and entrances, 5. Actions and gestures, 6. Objects and tokens, 7. Tableaux, noises and silences, 8. Mirror scenes, 9. Scenic sequence, 10. Emotion and meaning in the theatre, 11. Round plays in square theatres, Notes, Select bibliography, Index of passages discussed, General index
Biography
Oliver Taplin
