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Overview"In this study, David Seale argues that Sophocles's use of stagecraft, which has thus far received little attention, was as sophisticated as that of Aeschylus or Euripides. His discussions of the physical and visual elements of Sophocles's seven plays center around the theme of sight; he demonstrates that each play is staged to maximize the implications and effects of ""seeing"" and not ""seeing,"" of knowledge and ignorance. This emphasis on visual perception, Seale maintains, harmonizes with Sophocles's use of verbal and thematic techniques to create dramatic movements from delusion to truth, culminating in climaxes that are revelations-moments when things are truly ""seen"" by both audience and characters." Full Product DetailsAuthor: David SealePublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780226181745ISBN 10: 022618174 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 11 April 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsA new approach. In place of a general commentary on Sophoclean stagecraft or a close study of a particular problem in stagecraft itself, verbal texture and theatrical spectacle are linked through a study of the theme of vision. Seale suggests that a Sophoclean drama is typically a movement from illusion to true sight. This movement is represented both in the language, as characters speak of what they see, and in the spectacle, in which reality is presented before the audience. The great advantage of this approach is the immediate relevance it gives to the spectacle, which embodies the revelation to which the drama leads. . . . Stimulating and enlightening. --Ruth Scodel Echos du Monde Classique/Classical Views Interesting . . . with considerable percipience. 'Vision' is studied in both internal and external senses. Internally, within the tragedies, there is the pervasive interplay of ignorance and knowledge, secrecy and revelation, illusion and reality, seeing and blindness, sight leading to horror, sight leading to pity. . . . The external sense of 'vision' . . . is less well-trodden ground: the use of the visible in order to enhance the audience's perception of the play. Seale is good at this theatrical approach, and draws out many details without resorting to undue speculation. --Oliver Taplin Phoenix, a journal of the Classical Association of Canada A new approach. In place of a general commentary on Sophoclean stagecraft or a close study of a particular problem in stagecraft itself, verbal texture and theatrical spectacle are linked through a study of the theme of vision. Seale suggests that a Sophoclean drama is typically a movement from illusion to true sight. This movement is represented both in the language, as characters speak of what they see, and in the spectacle, in which reality is presented before the audience. The great advantage of this approach is the immediate relevance it gives to the spectacle, which embodies the revelation to which the drama leads. . . . Stimulating and enlightening. --Ruth Scodel Echos du Monde Classique/Classical Views Interesting . . . with considerable percipience. Vision is studied in both internal and external senses. Internally, within the tragedies, there is the pervasive interplay of ignorance and knowledge, secrecy and revelation, illusion and reality, seeing and blindness, sight leading to horror, sight leading to pity. . . . The external sense of vision . . . is less well-trodden ground: the use of the visible in order to enhance the audience s perception of the play. Seale is good at this theatrical approach, and draws out many details without resorting to undue speculation. --Oliver Taplin Phoenix, a journal of the Classical Association of Canada A new approach. In place of a general commentary on Sophoclean stagecraft or a close study of a particular problem in stagecraft itself, verbal texture and theatrical spectacle are linked through a study of the theme of vision. Seale suggests that a Sophoclean drama is typically a movement from illusion to true sight. This movement is represented both in the language, as characters speak of what they see, and in the spectacle, in which reality is presented before the audience. The great advantage of this approach is the immediate relevance it gives to the spectacle, which embodies the revelation to which the drama leads. . . . Stimulating and enlightening. --Ruth Scodel Echos du Monde Classique/Classical Views A new approach. In place of a general commentary on Sophoclean stagecraft or a close study of a particular problem in stagecraft itself, verbal texture and theatrical spectacle are linked through a study of the theme of vision. Seale suggests that a Sophoclean drama is typically a movement from illusion to true sight. This movement is represented both in the language, as characters speak of what they see, and in the spectacle, in which reality is presented before the audience. The great advantage of this approach is the immediate relevance it gives to the spectacle, which embodies the revelation to which the drama leads. . . . Stimulating and enlightening. --Ruth Scodel Echos du Monde Classique/Classical Views Interesting . . . with considerable percipience. 'Vision' is studied in both internal and external senses. Internally, within the tragedies, there is the pervasive interplay of ignorance and knowledge, secrecy and revelation, illusion and reality, seeing and blindness, sight leading to horror, sight leading to pity. . . . The external sense of 'vision' . . . is less well-trodden ground: the use of the visible in order to enhance the audience's perception of the play. Seale is good at this theatrical approach, and draws out many details without resorting to undue speculation. --Oliver Taplin Phoenix, a journal of the Classical Association of Canada Interesting . . . with considerable percipience. 'Vision' is studied in both internal and external senses. Internally, within the tragedies, there is the pervasive interplay of ignorance and knowledge, secrecy and revelation, illusion and reality, seeing and blindness, sight leading to horror, sight leading to pity. . . . The external sense of 'vision' . . . is less well-trodden ground: the use of the visible in order to enhance the audience's perception of the play. Seale is good at this theatrical approach, and draws out many details without resorting to undue speculation. --Oliver Taplin Phoenix, a journal of the Classical Association of Canada A new approach. In place of a general commentary on Sophoclean stagecraft or a close study of a particular problem in stagecraft itself, verbal texture and theatrical spectacle are linked through a study of the theme of vision. Seale suggests that a Sophoclean drama is typically a movement from illusion to true sight. This movement is represented both in the language, as characters speak of what they see, and in the spectacle, in which reality is presented before the audience. The great advantage of this approach is the immediate relevance it gives to the spectacle, which embodies the revelation to which the drama leads. . . . Stimulating and enlightening. --Ruth Scodel Echos du Monde Classique/Classical Views Author InformationDavid Seale is the longest serving member of the university faculty at Bishop's University, Quebec, where he is a professor of classical studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |