The Structure and Performance of Euripides' Helen

The Structure and Performance of Euripides' Helen
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9781316195277
ISBN-13 : 1316195279
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Download or read book The Structure and Performance of Euripides' Helen written by C. W. Marshall and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Euripides' play Helen as the main point of reference, C. W. Marshall's detailed study expands our understanding of Athenian tragedy and provides new interpretations of how Euripides created meaning in performance. Marshall focuses on dramatic structure to show how assumptions held by the ancient audience shaped meaning in Helen and to demonstrate how Euripides' play draws extensively on the satyr play Proteus, which was part of Aeschylus' Oresteia. Structure is presented not as a theoretical abstraction, but as a crucial component of the experience of performance, working with music, the chorus and the other plays in the tetralogy. Euripides' Andromeda in particular is shown to have resonances with Helen not previously described. Arguing that the role of the director is key, Marshall shows that the choices that a director can make about role doubling, gestures, blocking, humour, and masks play a crucial part in forming the meaning of Helen.


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