Euripides

The Women of Troy (eBook, PDF)

Übersetzer: Taylor, Don

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

There's no decent way to say an indecent thing

An industrial port of a war-torn city. Women survivors wait to be shipped abroad. Officials come and go. A grandmother, once queen, watches as her remaining family are taken from her one by one. The city burns around them. First performed in 415BC, the play focuses on the human cost of war and the impact of loss.

This new Student Edition of The Women of Troy includes a commentary and notes by Emma Cole, which looks at the Trojan War as represented in Greek literature and myth; the context in which Euripides was writing and within which the play was first performed; how it would have been originally staged and dramaturgical challenges met; as well as recent performance history of the play, including Katie Mitchell's iconic 2007 production at the National Theatre.

Euripides' great anti-war play is published here in Don Taylor's classic translation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350358348
• Artikelnr.: 70180770

Autorenporträt

Euripides was born near Athens between 485 and 480 BC. His first play was presented in 455 BC and he wrote some hundred altogether of which nineteen survive - a greater number than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles combined - and which include Alkestis, Medea, Bacchae, Hippolytos, Ion and Iphigenia at Aulis. He died in 406 BC.

Inhaltsangabe

Chronology Commentary 1. Synopsis of the Trojan War: a) timeline and key
people b) representation in ancient Greek literature c) myth versus history
debate 2. Introduction to Euripides, the play and the City Dionysia theatre
festival where Euripides' plays were first performed: a) his relation to
Aeschylus and Sophocles b) his status and success in antiquity c) trademark
dramaturgical qualities of Euripides' plays d) transmission history of
Euripides' plays 3. Original performance context including: a) the
institution of the City Dionysia and the physical space of the Theatre of
Dionysus b) performance conventions of Greek tragedy, including the mask
and chorus c) the individuals involved in producing and staging Greek drama
in the C5th 4. Socio-political context including: a) an introduction to the
Peloponnesian War b) an overview of the Sack of Melos in 416 BCE c) an
overview of debates regarding whether Euripides may have had time to be
influenced by the Sack of Melos, and how this backdrop may have informed
the audience's reading of the play 5. Modern reception history of the play
including: a) trends in the written translation and adaptation b) modern
performance history, including 6 key productions across a range of
geographical locations and on a variety of scales. Focuses on contribution
of directors, designers and performers c) Don Taylor's translation in
performance (Katie Mitchell's production at the Royal National Theatre,
2007) PLAY TEXT Further reading Notes