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Euripides Our Contemporary

J. Michael Walton

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Description:OCOIn this masterful reevaluation of Euripides, Michael Walton recasts the playwright in light of his resonance for todayOCOs translators and directors. Springing from the rehearsal room rather than the page, Walton shows us not only why we are ready for Euripides, but why we so desperately need him.OCO Mary Louise Hart, Associate Curator of Antiquities, J. Paul Getty Museum. OCOA useful, reader-friendly introduction aimed at non-specialists, [it] offers detailed summaries of EuripidesOCO plays, along with keen observations on their relevance for todayOCOs theater.OCO Rush Rehm, author of Radical Theatre. Euripides Our Contemporary is a major new study of the work of the great classical tragedian that illuminates his work and demonstrates both its vitality and how it continues to speak to us today. Taking a thematic approach to EuripidesOCO plays it provides the reader with a wide-ranging and thorough appreciation of the writerOCOs entire canon . For students, teachers and practitioners this is the best single-volume treatment of the writerOCOs work, considering the plays for their accessibility and for their focus on issues and concerns which are as significant as ever in the modern world. Divided into three sections, the book first examines OCODomesticating TragedyOCO, the manner in which Euripides gave the world of myth an application to ordinary life. The second section tackles the OCOGrand PassionsOCO: characters under extraordinary pressure and the extent to which personal responsibility can be absolved through various aspects of circumstance. The third looks at the nature of EuripidesOCO theatre and his acknowledgment of it, the great roles and the playwrights of the last hundred years whose craft seems most influenced by his work. An Appendix at the end of the book provides a short summary of the plots of all nineteen plays."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Euripides Our Contemporary. To get started finding Euripides Our Contemporary, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 397

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

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Release: 2014

ISBN: 1408143933

Description: OCOIn this masterful reevaluation of Euripides, Michael Walton recasts the playwright in light of his resonance for todayOCOs translators and directors. Springing from the rehearsal room rather than the page, Walton shows us not only why we are ready for Euripides, but why we so desperately need him.OCO Mary Louise Hart, Associate Curator of Antiquities, J. Paul Getty Museum. OCOA useful, reader-friendly introduction aimed at non-specialists, [it] offers detailed summaries of EuripidesOCO plays, along with keen observations on their relevance for todayOCOs theater.OCO Rush Rehm, author of Radical Theatre. Euripides Our Contemporary is a major new study of the work of the great classical tragedian that illuminates his work and demonstrates both its vitality and how it continues to speak to us today. Taking a thematic approach to EuripidesOCO plays it provides the reader with a wide-ranging and thorough appreciation of the writerOCOs entire canon . For students, teachers and practitioners this is the best single-volume treatment of the writerOCOs work, considering the plays for their accessibility and for their focus on issues and concerns which are as significant as ever in the modern world. Divided into three sections, the book first examines OCODomesticating TragedyOCO, the manner in which Euripides gave the world of myth an application to ordinary life. The second section tackles the OCOGrand PassionsOCO: characters under extraordinary pressure and the extent to which personal responsibility can be absolved through various aspects of circumstance. The third looks at the nature of EuripidesOCO theatre and his acknowledgment of it, the great roles and the playwrights of the last hundred years whose craft seems most influenced by his work. An Appendix at the end of the book provides a short summary of the plots of all nineteen plays."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Euripides Our Contemporary. To get started finding Euripides Our Contemporary, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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