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Norman Austin brings both keen insight and a life-long engagement with his subject to this study of Sophocles{u2019} late tragedy Philoctetes, a fifth-century BCE play adapted from an infamous incident during the Trojan War. In Sophocles{u2019} ?Philoctetes? and the Great Soul R…
Norman Austin brings both keen insight and a life-long engagement with his subject to this study of Sophocles' late tragedy Philoctetes, a fifth-century BCE play adapted from an infamous incident during the Trojan War. In Sophocles' "Philoctetes" and the Great Soul Robbery, Aust…
Classical literature is full of humans, gods, and animals in impressive motion. The specific features of this motion are expressive ; it is closely intertwined with decisions, emotions, and character. However, although the importance of space has recently been realized with the …
"This volume begins with an exploration of motion in particular works of visual art, and continues by examining the characteristics of literary depiction. Seven works are then used as examples: Homer's Iliad, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Tacitus' Annals, Sophocles' Philoctetes and Oedi…
"A Dance of Words argues for a fundamental difference in the modes of expression of actor and chorus. The chorus views the action from the perspective of dancers and singers, while the actors' understanding is shaped by the responsibility they have to make things happen."--Jacke…