The Greek Sense of Theatre: Tragedy Reviewed

The Greek Sense of Theatre: Tragedy Reviewed
ISBN-10
3718658526
ISBN-13
9783718658527
Series
The Greek Sense of Theatre
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
159
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
Psychology Press
Author
J. Michael Walton

Description

In The Greek Sense of Theatre J. Michael Walton proposes that we consider Greek tragedy of the fifth century BC as performance-based, with a visual emphasis overlooked in much classical scholarship. This approach is placed in the context of a visual tradition in the arts in Athens, notably in architecture, sculpture and painting, which reveals a sophisticated appreciation of space and line. A logical extension of this appreciation through other performance elements - such as music and dance - suggests that the Greeks viewed tragedy as a synthesis of other means of perception rather than as the extension of literature it was later to become.

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