Mae J. Smethurst

Dramatic Action in Greek Tragedy and Noh

Reading with and beyond Aristotle

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

By looking at 15th/16th realistic noh and Greek tragedies through the lens of Aristotle and of each other, this comparison reveals a previously unnoticed relationship between the structure of the tragedies and their performance, that is, the involvement of the third actor at the climactic moments of the plot in both and the actor stepping out of character in noh. This observation helps to account for Aristotle's view that tragedy be limited to three actors.

Produktdetails

• Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 126
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 195g
• ISBN-13: 9781498511247
• ISBN-10: 1498511244
• Artikelnr.: 41762937

Autorenporträt

By Mae J. Smethurst

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Toward a Comparative Study of the Action in Greek Tragedy and
Noh Chapter 1: Aristotle on Tragedy: A Reading of "Iphigenia in Tauris" and
"Oedipus the King" Chapter 2: The Tragic Action of Realistic Noh: Reading
Noh with and beyond Aristotle Chapter 3: Climactic Moments: The Third
Person in Realistic Noh Chapter 4: Climactic Moments: The Third Actor in
Greek Tragedy Coda: Plot, Performance, and Creative Distances Appendix:
Passages from Realistic Noh Bibliography Index