Greek & Roman 12

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, of these, eighteen or nin……続きを見る

Strepsiades fasst einen Plan, der kaum gelingen mag: das Argumentieren erlernen und seinen Gläubiger zum Erlass der Wettschulden überreden. Selbst zu unverständig, dieses Vorhaben umzusetzen, wie de……続きを見る

One of our earliest surviving Greek tragedies, Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes is an extraordinarily rich poetic text. It dramatises the civil war between the sons of Oedipus Polynices - the exile, ……続きを見る

Actors of Dionysus (aod), formed in 1993 to tour Classical drama in translation and have established themselves as the leading exponents of Greek tragedy in contemporary theatre and education. With ……続きを見る

When Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone's unruly brother, Antigone's anger quickly turns to defiance. Creon condemns her to a torturous death: she's to be buried alive. Acclaimed playwright ……続きを見る

In this fascinating addition to the Classical Inter/faces series, Karelisa V. Hartigan suggests that drama was regularly performed in the theatres built within or adjacent to the ancient sanctuaries……続きを見る

This commentary offers a rich introduction and useful guide to the seven surviving plays attributed to Aeschylus. Though it may profitably be used with any translation of Aeschylus, the commentary i……続きを見る

For years theater director Bryan Doerries has been producing ancient Greek tragedies for a wide range of at-risk people in society. His is the personal and deeply passionate story of a life devoted ……続きを見る

Euripides (480 BC-406 BC) is revered as one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, and produced the largest body of extant work by any ancient playwri……続きを見る

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in Ne……続きを見る

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Wallenstein - Der Oberbefehlshaber der kaiserlichen Armee" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Wallenstein i……続きを見る

„Sorsdráma. Szörnyű, barbár mese. Véres és szexuális talányok. Elnyomott emlékek és gyermekkori borzalmak fölkeverése. Hirtelen, képtelen, előre tudott és mégis elháríthatatlan katasztrófa. Babona, ……続きを見る

The comedies of the Athenian dramatist Menander (c. 342-291 BC) and his contemporaries were the ultimate source of a Western tradition of light drama that has continued to the present day. Yet for o……続きを見る

In this fascinating and accessible book, David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theatre to students and enthusiasts interested in knowing how the plays were performed. Theatre was a ceremony bound up ……続きを見る

Sophocles: The Classical Heritage, first published in 1996, contains a diverse collection of reflection, ranging from the 16th century to the 20th, on one of the three great Attic tragedians, the au……続きを見る

Dialect work is one of the actor's most challenging tasks. Need to know a Russian accent? Playing a German countess or a Midwestern farmhand? These and more accents – from Yiddish to French Canadian……続きを見る

In Aristophanes' Lysistrata, the women of Athens, fed up with the war against Sparta, go on a sex strike and barricade themselves into the acropolis to persuade their husbands to vote against the wa……続きを見る

This accessible introduction to the work of one of the world's greatest comic writers tackles key questions posed by Aristophanes' plays, such as staging, humour, songs, obscene language, politics a……続きを見る

"Becoming Female", the first book-length examination of the body in classical Athenian tragedy, reconsiders the figure of the male tragic hero, making use of both feminist and body theory. The male ……続きを見る

பதிப்புரை நம் தேசப்பிதா அண்ணல் காந்தியடிகளின் வாழ்க்கையை மாற்றியது அரிச்சந்திரனின் கதை. இக்கதையைக் கேட்ட பிறகுதான் அவர் எந்த சூழ்நிலையிலும் சத்தியம் தவறாமல் வாழும் வாழ்க்கையை அமைத்துக்கொண்டார். சுமா……続きを見る

'You ask what is the proper measure of wealth? The best measure is to have what is necessary, and next best, to have enough. Keep well!' The letters written by the Stoic philosopher and tragedian Se……続きを見る

Taking Exception to the Law explores how a range of early modern English writings responded to injustices perpetrated by legal procedures, discourses, and institutions. From canonical poems and play……続きを見る

In 2002, the Records of Early English Drama (REED) project marked its twenty-fifth anniversary with a special series of sessions at the International Medieval Congress at Leeds University. The REED ……続きを見る

Religious drama was one of the most vital art forms of the medieval era. In medieval mystery plays, God appeared as one of the characters, along with angels, saints, the devil, and others. Until ver……続きを見る

Quelques auteurs prétendent que la philosophie a pris naissance chez les barbares : ainsi Aristote, dans le traité de la Magie, et Sotion, au vingt-troisième livre de la Success……続きを見る

The oldest surviving play of the great Greek tragedian Sophocles, "Aias" or "Ajax" unfolds the destiny of the warrior Aias after the Trojan War. He is infuriated with the Greek leaders for awarding ……続きを見る

The theatre of the Italian Renaissance was directly inspired by the classical stage of Greece and Rome, and many have argued that the former imitated the latter without developing a new theatre trad……続きを見る

In the English Renaissance, poetry was imagined to inspire moral behaviour in its readers, but the efficacy of poetry was also linked to 'conjuration,' the theologically dangerous practice of invoki……続きを見る

Much of what we know of Greco-Roman comedy comes from the surviving works of just four playwrightsーthe Greeks Aristophanes and Menander and the Romans Plautus and Terence. To introduce these author……続きを見る