H. D. F. Kitto
This classic work not only records developments in the form and style of Greek drama, it also analyses the reasons for these changes. It provides illuminating answers to questions that have confronted generations of students, such as:
* why did Aeschylus introduce the second actor?
* why did Sophocles develop character drawing?
* why are some of Euripides' plots so bad and others so good?
Greek Tragedy is neither a history nor a handbook, but a penetrating work of criticism which all students of literature will find suggestive and stimulating.
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A classic text which is still a constant presence on university reading lists in its 61st year.
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Original approach - a single authored volume which analyses the reasons for the ways in which Greek drama developed
Complements rather than rivals its more recent competitors - even if you disagree with Kitto you should have to read him.
Other classic backlist titles which have been similarly re-covered (ie, From Gracchi to Nero) have shown improved market presence.
I. LYRICAL TRAGEDY, II. OLD TRAGEDY, III. THE 'ORESTEIA', IV. THE DRAMATIC ART OF AESCHYLUS, V. MIDDLE TRAGEDY: SOPHOCLES, VI. THE PHILOSOPHY OF SOPHOCLES, VII. THE DRAMATIC ART OF SOPHOCLES, VIII. THE EURIPIDEAN TRAGEDY, IX. THE TECHNIQUE OF THE EURIPIDEAN TRAGEDY, X. THE 'TRACHINIAE' AND 'PHILOCTETES', XI. NEW TRAGEDY: EURIPIDES' TRAGI-COMEDIES, XII. NEW TRAGEDY: EURIPIDES' MELODRAMAS, XIII. TWO LAST PLAYS, INDEX
Neither a history nor a handbook, but a penetrating work of criticism, this classic text not only records developments in the form and style of Greek drama, it also analyses the reasons for these changes.
'Two things give Kitto's classic book its enduring freshness: he pioneered the approach to Greek drama through internal artistry and thematic form, and he always wrote in lively and readable English.' - Oliver Taplin, University of Oxford, UK
Inhaltsverzeichnis
I. LYRICAL TRAGEDY, II. OLD TRAGEDY, III. THE 'ORESTEIA', IV. THE DRAMATIC ART OF AESCHYLUS, V. MIDDLE TRAGEDY: SOPHOCLES, VI. THE PHILOSOPHY OF SOPHOCLES, VII. THE DRAMATIC ART OF SOPHOCLES, VIII. THE EURIPIDEAN TRAGEDY, IX. THE TECHNIQUE OF THE EURIPIDEAN TRAGEDY, X. THE 'TRACHINIAE' AND 'PHILOCTETES', XI. NEW TRAGEDY: EURIPIDES' TRAGI-COMEDIES, XII. NEW TRAGEDY: EURIPIDES' MELODRAMAS, XIII. TWO LAST PLAYS, INDEX
