Sophocles Routledge Revivals

Author : Roger Dawe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317749502
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sophocles (Routledge Revivals) written by Roger Dawe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 author of perhaps the most famous play of all time. With the entire notion of ‘Western culture’ under duress, the need to establish continuity from antiquity to modernity is as pressing as ever. Each essay, selected by Professor Dawe, explores a theme or concept derived from the tragic vision of the Sophoclean universe which is still of relevance today. An enormous range of topics is investigated, in a variety of modes and styles: the linguistic challenges of translation, the psychology of Sigmund Freud, Enlightenment critiques, the history of performance conventions, dramatic structure and technique, and issues facing the modern director. Overall, Professor Dawe offers a staggering selection of responses, which cumulatively demonstrate the continuing importance and fascination of Sophocles’ legacy.

Author : W. B. Stanford
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317698770
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek Tragedy and the Emotions (Routledge Revivals) written by W. B. Stanford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Aristotle the main purpose of tragedy is the manipulation of emotions, and yet there are relatively few accessible studies of the precise dynamics of emotion in the Athenian theatre. In Greek Tragedy and the Emotions, first published in 1993, W.B. Stanford reviews the evidence for ‘emotionalism’ – as the great Attic playwrights presented it, as the actors and choruses expressed it, and as their audiences reacted to it. Sociological aspects of the issue are considered, and the whole range of emotions, not just ‘pity and fear’, is discussed. The aural, visual and stylistic methods of inciting emotion are analysed, and Aeschylus’ Oresteia is examined exclusively in terms of the emotions that it exploits. Finally, Stanford’s conclusions are contrasted with the accepted theories of tragic ‘catharsis’. Greek terms are transliterated and all quotations are in translation, so Greek Tragedy and the Emotions will appeal particularly to those unfamiliar with Classical Greek.

Author : Andrew Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317808193
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Companion to Greek Tragedy (Routledge Revivals) written by Andrew Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That the works of the ancient tragedians still have an immediate and profound appeal surely needs no demonstration, yet the modern reader continually stumbles across concepts which are difficult to interpret or relate to – moral pollution, the authority of oracles, classical ideas of geography – as well as the names of unfamiliar legendary and mythological figures. A New Companion to Greek Tragedy provides a useful reference tool for the ‘Greekless’ reader: arranged on a strictly encyclopaedic pattern, with headings for all proper names occurring in the twelve most frequently read tragedies, it contains brief but adequately detailed essays on moral, religious and philosophical terms, as well as mythical genealogies where important. There are in addition entries on Greek theatre, technical terms and on other writers from Aristotle to Freud, whilst the essay by P. E. Easterling traces some connections between the ideas found in the tragedians and earlier Greek thought.

Author : W. B. Stanford
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781138019041
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek Tragedy and the Emotions (Routledge Revivals) written by W. B. Stanford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Aristotle the main purpose of tragedy is the manipulation of emotions, and yet there are relatively few accessible studies of the precise dynamics of emotion in the Athenian theatre. In Greek Tragedy and the Emotions, first published in 1993, W.B. Stanford reviews the evidence for 'emotionalism' - as the great Attic playwrights presented it, as the actors and choruses expressed it, and as their audiences reacted to it. Sociological aspects of the issue are considered, and the whole range of emotions, not just 'pity and fear', is discussed. The aural, visual and stylistic methods of inciting emotion are analysed, and Aeschylus' Oresteia is examined exclusively in terms of the emotions that it exploits. Finally, Stanford's conclusions are contrasted with the accepted theories of tragic 'catharsis'. Greek terms are transliterated and all quotations are in translation, so Greek Tragedy and the Emotions will appeal particularly to those unfamiliar with Classical Greek.

Author : David Rankin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131767054X
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sophists, Socratics and Cynics (Routledge Revivals) written by David Rankin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sophists, the Socratics and the Cynics had one important characteristic in common: they mainly used spoken natural language as their instrument of investigation, and they were more concerned to discover human nature in its various practical manifestations than the facts of the physical world. The Sophists are too often remembered merely as the opponents of Socrates and Plato. Rankin discusses what social needs prompted the development of their theories and provided a market for their teaching. Five prominent Sophists – Protagoras, Gorgias, Prodicus, Hippias and Thrasymachus – are looked at individually. The author discusses their origins, aims and arguments, and relates the issues they focussed on to debates apparent in contemporary literature. Sophists, Socratics and Cynics, first published in 1983, also traces the sophistic strand in Greek thought beyond the great barrier of Plato, emphasising continuity with the Cynics, and concludes with a look forward to Epicureans and Stoics.

Author : Andrew Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317808185
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A New Companion to Greek Tragedy (Routledge Revivals) written by Andrew Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That the works of the ancient tragedians still have an immediate and profound appeal surely needs no demonstration, yet the modern reader continually stumbles across concepts which are difficult to interpret or relate to – moral pollution, the authority of oracles, classical ideas of geography – as well as the names of unfamiliar legendary and mythological figures. A New Companion to Greek Tragedy provides a useful reference tool for the ‘Greekless’ reader: arranged on a strictly encyclopaedic pattern, with headings for all proper names occurring in the twelve most frequently read tragedies, it contains brief but adequately detailed essays on moral, religious and philosophical terms, as well as mythical genealogies where important. There are in addition entries on Greek theatre, technical terms and on other writers from Aristotle to Freud, whilst the essay by P. E. Easterling traces some connections between the ideas found in the tragedians and earlier Greek thought.

Author : Roger David Dawe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780815303343
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sophocles written by Roger David Dawe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1996 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linked by their common setting in Thebes, Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus stand at the fountainhead of world drama. This volume presents a new, and accurate yet poetic and playable translation by playwright Don Taylor, who has also directed plays for a BBC-TV production.

Author : Richard Garner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317800516
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Law and Society in Classical Athens (Routledge Revivals) written by Richard Garner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law and Society in Classical Athens, first published in 1987, traces the development of legal thought and its relation to Athenian values. Previously Athens’ courts have been regarded as chaotic, isolated from the rest of society and even bizarre. The importance of rhetoric and the mischief made by Aristophanes have devalued the legal process in the eyes of modern scholars, whilst the analysis of legal codes and practice has seemed dauntingly complex. Professor Garner aims to situate the Athenian legal system within the general context of abstract thought on justice and of the democratic politics of the fifth century. His work is a valuable source of information on all aspects of Athenian law and its relation to culture.

Author : A. L. Brown
Publisher : Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
ISBN 13 : 9780856682674
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sophocles: Antigone written by A. L. Brown and published by Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. This book was released on 1987-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sophocles' Antigone is among the greatest and most famous of all works of Greek literature, and it is often the play that is read first, whether in Greek or in translation, by those who are beginning to study Greek tragedy.

Author : Richard Garner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317800508
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Law and Society in Classical Athens (Routledge Revivals) written by Richard Garner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law and Society in Classical Athens, first published in 1987, traces the development of legal thought and its relation to Athenian values. Previously Athens’ courts have been regarded as chaotic, isolated from the rest of society and even bizarre. The importance of rhetoric and the mischief made by Aristophanes have devalued the legal process in the eyes of modern scholars, whilst the analysis of legal codes and practice has seemed dauntingly complex. Professor Garner aims to situate the Athenian legal system within the general context of abstract thought on justice and of the democratic politics of the fifth century. His work is a valuable source of information on all aspects of Athenian law and its relation to culture.