The Stagecraft of Aeschylus: The Dramatic Use of Exits and Entrances in Greek Tragedy

by Oliver Taplin

Overview

In this book, Taplin looks for clues to Aeschylus's stagecraft in the texts of the plays themselves, analyzing the exits and entrances that occur throughout his works.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198144861
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/04/1990
Series:	Clarendon Paperbacks
Pages:	518
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.58(h) x 1.32(d)

About the Author

Magdalen College

Table of Contents

	References and Abbreviations	ix
I.	Introduction
1	Aims and Scope	1
2	Visual Meaning	12
3	Text and Stage Action	28
4	Spectacle in Aeschylus	39
5	Action and Formal Structure	49
II	Persai	61
III	Seven Against Thebes	129
IV	Hiketides	192
V	Prometheus	240
VI	Agamemnon	276
VII	Choephoroi	333
VIII	Eumenides	362
	Appendices
A.	The Fragments	416
B.	The Stage Resources of the Fifth Century Theatre	434
C.	The Skene in Aeschylus	452
D.	The Authenticity of Prometheus Bound	460
E.	[Aristotle] Poetics Chapter 12	470
F.	Aristotle Poetics on [characters not reproducible]	477
	Bibliography	480
	Indexes	491

Editorial Reviews

"[This] is a fascinating commentary. Every controversial passage (and there are many) is discussed with incisive intelligence, great learning and also good-humored respect for opposing views; from the entry of the chorus in Persians to the final processional exeunt of Eumenides every important exit and entrance (real or imagined) provides the cue for an essay which, firmly based on the principles enunciated in the first chapter, enlightens and stimulates the reader." —Bernard Knox, Times Literary Supplement

"Taplin has made Greek tragedy more vivid and more accessible to us all, to the professional classicist, to the historian of the stage, and to would-be performers of ancient drama. He deserves our thanks and congratulations."—Mark Griffith, Phoenix

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