Stagecraft in Euripides (Routledge Revivals)

<p>In <i>Stagecraft in Euripides</i> first published in 1985 Professor Michael Halleran examines certain aspects of the dramaturgy of the most extensively preserved Attic tragedian.</p><p>Although the ancient dramatic texts do not contain performance directions they do imply stage actions. This work explores the ways Euripides utilises the latter to make a point: to underline some issue to suggest a contrast or to shift the focus of the drama. Specifically Halleran investigates the rearrangement of characters on stage at the major structural junctures of the play: entrances and their announcements; preparation for and surprise in entrances; and dramatic connections between exits and entrances. </p><p>Three plays from the same era – <i>Herakles</i><i> Trojan Women </i>and <i>Ion</i> – are discussed in greater detail to reveal the potential of this approach for illuminating Euripides’ ‘grammar of dramatic technique’. <i>Stagecraft in Euripides </i>will thus appeal to students of theatre and drama as well as classicists.</p>