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  • Tragedy's Endurance

    Performances of Greek Tragedies and Cultural Identity in Germany since 1800

    par Erika Fischer-Lichte ...
    Collections series Classical Presences
    This volume sets out a novel approach to theatre historiography, presenting the history of performances of Greek tragedies in Germany since 1800 as the history of the evolving cultural identity of the educated middle class throughout that period. Philhellenism and theatromania took hold in this milieu amidst attempts to banish the heavily French-influenced German court culture of the mid ... En savoir plus

    $134.99 CAD

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  • Poetics

    par Aristotle ...
    Collections series Oxford World's Classics
    'What is poetry, how many kinds of it are there, and what are their specific effects?' Aristotle's Poetics is the most influential book on poetry ever written. A founding text of European aesthetics and literary criticism, from it stems much of our modern understanding of the creation and impact of imaginative writing, including poetry, drama, and fiction. For Aristotle, the art of representation ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

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  • English Mystery Plays

    Modifié par Peter Happe ...
    Humour, pathos and suffering, and the culminating drama of the Crucifixion and Resurrection, give these plays a wonderful immediacy. Their action was conceived on a cosmic scale and all the enthusiasm and vitality of their writing is retained to this day. The energies of whole communities, notably at Chester, York and Wakefield, were devoted to their production and they were to influence later ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Seneca: Oedipus

    par Professor Susanna Braund ...
    Collections series Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy
    Oedipus, king of Thebes, is one of the giant figures of ancient mythology. Through the centuries, his story has inspired works of epic poetry, lyric poetry, tragedy, opera, a gospel musical and more. The myth has been famously deployed in psychology by Sigmund Freud. It may not be too bold to claim that Oedipus is the name from Greco-Roman mythology best known beyond the academy at the present ... En savoir plus

    $34.99 CAD

  • Oscar Wilde and Ancient Greece

    par Iain Ross ...
    Collections Livre 82 - Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
    From his boyhood Oscar Wilde was haunted by the literature and culture of ancient Greece, but until now no full-length study has considered in detail the texts, institutions and landscapes through which he imagined Greece. The archaeology of Celtic Ireland, explored by the young Wilde on excavations with his father, informed both his encounter with the archaeology of Greece and his conviction that ... En savoir plus

    $43.99 CAD

  • Medieval Writers and their Work

    Middle English Literature 1100-1500

    par J. A. Burrow ...
    In an updated edition of his hugely successful student introduction to English literature from 1100 to 1500, J. A. Burrow takes account of scholarly developments in the the field, most notably devoting a final chapter to the impact of historicism on medieval studies. Full of information and stimulating ideas, and a pleasure to read, Burrow's book deals with circumstances of composition and ... En savoir plus

    $35.99 CAD

  • Aeschylus: Eumenides

    par Robin Mitchell-Boyask ...
    Collections series Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy
    The "Eumenides", the concluding drama in Aeschylus' sole surviving trilogy, the "Oresteia", is not only one of the most admired Greek tragedies, but also one of the most controversial and contested, both to specialist scholars and public intellectuals. It stands at the crux of the controversies over the relationship between the fledgling democracy of Athens and the dramas it produced during the ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD

  • Aristotle

    Poetics

    par Aristotle ...
    Traduit par S. H. Butcher ...
    A timeless cornerstone of literary criticism, Aristotle: Poetics delves into the essence of what he termed 'poetry,' encompassing lyric, epic, and drama. With precision, Aristotle dissects the art form through its foundational principles, exploring its genres, structural elements, and their emotive power.His profound analysis of tragedy forms the heart of this work, providing enduring insights ... En savoir plus

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Introduction to Early Modern Drama, 1576–1642

    par Julie Sanders ...
    Collections series Cambridge Introductions to Literature
    Engaging and stimulating, this Introduction provides a fresh vista of the early modern theatrical landscape. Chapters are arranged according to key genres (tragedy, revenge, satire, history play, pastoral and city comedy), punctuated by a series of focused case studies on topics ranging from repertoire to performance style, political events to the physical body of the actor, and from plays in ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

  • Aristotle and the Arc of Tragedy

    par Leon Golden ...
    Whether in life or on the stage, tragedy touches our hearts. Drawing on a lifetime of research into Aristotle’s Poetics, the brilliant mind of scholar Leon Golden explains why tragedy evokes such passion and how to interpret great literary tragedies, such as Oedipus Rex, Othello, Death of a Salesman.Aristotle and the Arc of Tragedy is the latest of Leon Golden’s books to connect Ancient Greece to ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD

  • Euripides: Alcestis

    par Niall W. Slater ...
    Collections series Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy
    This open access edition explores the reception and afterlife of the Alcestis, as well as its main themes, the myth before the play, the play's historical and social context and the central developments in modern criticism. In the Alcestis, the title character sacrifices her own life to save that of her husband, Admetus, when he is presented with the opportunity to have someone die in his place. ... En savoir plus

    $37.99 CAD

  • Euripides and the Politics of Form

    par Victoria Wohl ...
    Collections series Martin Classical Lectures
    How can we make sense of the innovative structure of Euripidean drama? And what political role did tragedy play in the democracy of classical Athens? These questions are usually considered to be mutually exclusive, but this book shows that they can only be properly answered together. Providing a new approach to the aesthetics and politics of Greek tragedy, Victoria Wohl argues that the poetic form ... En savoir plus

    $46.99 CAD