{"product_id":"9781138812628","title":"Understanding Greek Tragic Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Greek Tragic Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e, a revised edition of \u003ci\u003eGreek Tragic Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), is intended for those interested in how Greek tragedy works. By analysing the way the plays were performed in fifth-century Athens, Rush Rehm encourages classicists, actors, and directors to approach Greek tragedy by considering its original context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmphasizing the political nature of tragedy as a theatre of, by, and for the \u003ci\u003epolis, \u003c\/i\u003eRehm characterizes Athens as a \u003ci\u003eperformance culture, \u003c\/i\u003eone in which the theatre stood alongside other public forums as a place to confront matters of import and moment. In treating the various social, religious and practical aspects of tragic production, he shows how these elements promoted a vision of the theatre as integral to the life of the city - a theatre whose focus was on the audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second half of the book examines four exemplary plays, Aeschylus' \u003ci\u003eOresteia \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy, Sophocles' \u003ci\u003eOedipus Tyrannus, \u003c\/i\u003eand Euripides' \u003ci\u003eSuppliant Women \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIon\u003c\/i\u003e. Without ignoring the scholarly tradition, Rehm focuses on how each tragedy unfolds in performance, generating different relationships between the characters (and chorus) on stage and the audience in the theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48619313889520,"sku":"9781138812628","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781138812628_p0.jpg?v=1768406489","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781138812628","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}