The Resource A commentary on the Rhesus attributed to Euripides, Vayos Liapis
A commentary on the Rhesus attributed to Euripides, Vayos Liapis
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- Summary
- "Rhesus, a tragedy traditionally (but wrongly) attributed to Euripides, has been the object of too little scholarly attention over the last decades. While debate has focused largely on the question of the play's authenticity, consequently overlooking the features of the play itself, this important new commentary explores the essential elements such as language, style, character-portrayal, and metre. The play's stagecraft and plot-construction are scrutinized and shown to be generally idiosyncratic and often defective despite occasional flashes of genius in the handling of dramatic time and theatrical space. Through the detailed introduction, translation, and commentary, Liapis shows that Rhesus is largely derivative, as it contains a significant amount of textual material taken from other classical tragedies and genres. The conclusion is that the contested author's familiarity with fifth-century drama bespeaks a professional actor, probably one specializing in re-performances of classical repertoire. Such evidence suggests that Rhesus can therefore be considered as not only a surviving fourth-century tragedy, but also one conceived for performance outside of Athens."-- Publisher's website
- Language
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- eng
- grc
- eng
- Extent
- lxxviii, 364 p.
- Contents
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- Metrical Conspectus
- Introduction: The Mythical Background ; Dramaturgy and Stagecraft ; Character-Portrayal ; Language and Style; Metre ; The Authenticity Question ; The Text.
- Rhesus Attributed to Euripides
- Isbn
- 9780199591688
- Label
- A commentary on the Rhesus attributed to Euripides
- Title
- A commentary on the Rhesus attributed to Euripides
- Statement of responsibility
- Vayos Liapis
- Language
-
- eng
- grc
- eng
- Summary
- "Rhesus, a tragedy traditionally (but wrongly) attributed to Euripides, has been the object of too little scholarly attention over the last decades. While debate has focused largely on the question of the play's authenticity, consequently overlooking the features of the play itself, this important new commentary explores the essential elements such as language, style, character-portrayal, and metre. The play's stagecraft and plot-construction are scrutinized and shown to be generally idiosyncratic and often defective despite occasional flashes of genius in the handling of dramatic time and theatrical space. Through the detailed introduction, translation, and commentary, Liapis shows that Rhesus is largely derivative, as it contains a significant amount of textual material taken from other classical tragedies and genres. The conclusion is that the contested author's familiarity with fifth-century drama bespeaks a professional actor, probably one specializing in re-performances of classical repertoire. Such evidence suggests that Rhesus can therefore be considered as not only a surviving fourth-century tragedy, but also one conceived for performance outside of Athens."-- Publisher's website
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Rhesus
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- Text in Greek, critical matter in English
- LC call number
- PA3973
- LC item number
- .R5 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Liapēs, Vaios
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Euripides
- Euripidēs
- Label
- A commentary on the Rhesus attributed to Euripides, Vayos Liapis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-341) and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Metrical Conspectus -- Introduction: The Mythical Background ; Dramaturgy and Stagecraft ; Character-Portrayal ; Language and Style; Metre ; The Authenticity Question ; The Text. -- Rhesus Attributed to Euripides
- Control code
- ocn742512016
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- lxxviii, 364 p.
- Isbn
- 9780199591688
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- A commentary on the Rhesus attributed to Euripides, Vayos Liapis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-341) and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Metrical Conspectus -- Introduction: The Mythical Background ; Dramaturgy and Stagecraft ; Character-Portrayal ; Language and Style; Metre ; The Authenticity Question ; The Text. -- Rhesus Attributed to Euripides
- Control code
- ocn742512016
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- lxxviii, 364 p.
- Isbn
- 9780199591688
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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