Electra and the empty urn
metatheater and role playing in Sophocles
Our rough guess is there are 63,250 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 4 hours and 13 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 9 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
We earn a commission on purchases
Author
Publication
1998 - University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Language
English
Word Count
63,250 words, Guess
Page Count
253 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL678202M
- ISBN-100807823910
- OCLC Control Number47009456
- OCLC Control Number37201418
- OCLC Control Numberelectraemptyurn00ring
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number97024548
- Goodreads6966635
- LibraryThing203807
Classifications
- LCCPA4417 .R56 1998
Description
Metatheater, or "theater within theater," is a critical approach often used in studies of Shakespearian or modern drama. Breaking new ground in the study of ancient Greek tragedy, Mark Ringer applies the concept of metatheatricality to the work of Sophocles. His innovative analysis sheds light on Sophocles' technical ingenuity and reveals previously unrecognized facets of fifth-century performative irony. Ringer analyzes the layers of theatrical self-awareness in all seven Sophoclean tragedies, giving special attention to Electra, the playwright's most metatheatrical work.
Subjects
Topics
People
Other Editions
- Electra and the empty urn: metatheater and role playing in Sophocles
Similar Books
Sophocles.: Text of the seven plays
edited by Lewis Campbell.
Electra of Sophocles
with notes critical and explanatory, adapted to the use of schools and universities, by T. Mitchell.
Antigone
Sophocles
Euripides
translated into English rhyming verse with explanatory notes by Gilbert Murray.
Oedipus Rex
Sophocles.
59m read
L' insignifiance tragique: "Les Choéphores" d'Eschyle, "Electre" de Sophocle, "Electre" d'Euripide
Florence Dupont.
The Odyssey
Όμηρος
8h 5m read
Aeschylus & Sophocles: their work and influence.
John Tresidder Sheppard
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!