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The Dramaturgy of Senecan Tragedy
Thomas Kohn
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Description for The Dramaturgy of Senecan Tragedy
Hardcover. Fresh insight into the dramaturgical practices of the Younger Seneca Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AN; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 431.
The 1st-century Roman tragedies of Seneca, like all ancient drama, do not contain the sort of external stage directions that we are accustomed to today; nevertheless, a careful reading of the plays reveals such stage business as entrances, exits, setting, sound effects, emotions of the characters, etc. The Dramaturgy of Senecan Tragedy teases out these dramaturgical elements in Seneca's work and uses them both to aid in the interpretation of the plays and to show the playwright's artistry.
Thomas D. Kohn provides a detailed overview of the corpus, laying the groundwork for appreciating Seneca's techniques in the ... Read more
The 1st-century Roman tragedies of Seneca, like all ancient drama, do not contain the sort of external stage directions that we are accustomed to today; nevertheless, a careful reading of the plays reveals such stage business as entrances, exits, setting, sound effects, emotions of the characters, etc. The Dramaturgy of Senecan Tragedy teases out these dramaturgical elements in Seneca's work and uses them both to aid in the interpretation of the plays and to show the playwright's artistry.
Thomas D. Kohn provides a detailed overview of the corpus, laying the groundwork for appreciating Seneca's techniques in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472118571
SKU
V9780472118571
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About Thomas Kohn
Thomas D. Kohn is Associate Professor of Classics at Wayne State University.
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