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Musical Design in Sophoclean Theater
by William C. Scott
ISBN: 0874517397
ISBN-13: 9780874517392
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Univ Pr of New England
Published date: 1996
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.35 pounds
Pages: 330
Publisher's Notes
William C. Scott extends concepts set forth in his Goodwin Award-winning Musical Design in Aeschylean Theater (1984) by examining scansion patterns in the odes of the seven surviving Sophoclean tragedies. Analyzing the play as performed - its full expression in words, music, and dance - Scott finds that Sophocles' metrical patterns are not a secondary detail of the plays but a central feature of their musical organization. Just as the playwright enhanced awareness of themes with a series of recurring and developing verbal images, he also designed the music to guide the audience's understanding of unfolding, often ambiguous events. The fabric of music and meaning is so tightly woven, Scott argues, that significant portions of the plays cannot be fully realized on stage unless the musical effects created by the poet are incorporated. While his work necessarily centers on the chorus, Scott carefully integrates that role into the meaning of the play as a whole, asserting that the chorus becomes a single persona, a character with partial knowledge, limited perspective, and inconsistent responses. The combination of words, meters, and forms provides a new perspective on each play.
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Scott, William C
University Press of New England. Used - Like New. University Press of New England. Hanover, NH, 1996. Cloth. 8vo. Book is As New. D-j is As New. ( more information)
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Musical Design in Sophoclean Theater
Scott, William C
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College, 1996 330 pp. . Spine of Dust Jacket Lightly Faded . Cloth. No Markings in the Text. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Musical Design in Sophoclean Theater
Scott, William C
Hanover: University Press of New England, 1996. First Edition edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 22.25 Cm. Signed by Author Hardcover, very good condition, w. ltly slanted, v. ltly compressed sp, v. ltly bumped corners. V. ltly tanned p. edges. Dedication signed by author on ffep. Cln, tight, unmarked. Dj very good, ltly rubbed, sme lt marks. In new mylar Brod Boards . ISBN: 0874517397. ( more information)
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Musical Design in Sophoclean Theater
Scott, William C
Hanover, NH, U.S.A.: University Press of New England, 1995 A very clean and tight copy. No underlining or highlighting.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. ( more information)
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