Alcestis, Euripides
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- A reading and discussion of Euripides' Alcestis (translation by C. A. E. Luschnig). Featured actors include Noelia Antweiler, Tabatha Gayle, Martin Lewis, Toph Marshall, Paul O’Mahony, and René Thornton Jr. Joel Christensen (Brandeis) and Maria Xanthou (University of Bristol) lead the discussion. Reading Greek Tragedy Online is presented by the Center for Hellenic Studies, the Kosmos Society, and Out of Chaos Theatre.
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Scene selections:
1-76: Apollo and Thanatos
77-135: Chorus
238-392: Chorus, Alcestis, Admetus
509-568: Admetus, Heracles, Chorus
747-860: Servant and Heracles
1008-1158: Heracles, Admetus, Alcestis (silent)
Credits:
Thanatos - Noelia Antweiler
Alcestis - Tabatha Gayle
Admetus - Martin Lewis
Chorus - Toph Marshall
Apollo/Servant - Paul O’Mahony
Heracles - René Thornton Jr
Director - Paul O'Mahony
More information about the cast and featured speakers is at chs.harvard.ed....
Suggested further reading:
1) Gounaridou, K. 1998. Euripides and Alcestis: Speculations, simulations, and stories of love in the Athenian culture. Lanham, MD: Univ. Press of America.
2) Wilson, J. R., ed. 1968. Twentieth century interpretations of Euripides’ Alcestis: A collection of essays. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
3) Wohl, V. 1998. Intimate commerce: Exchange, gender, and subjectivity in Greek tragedy. Austin: Univ. of Texas Press.