Summary: History Of The Theatre | 9780205680658 | Oscar G Brockett and Franklin J Hildy

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• 2 Theatre and Drama in Ancient Greece

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• Who were the Aegean forerunners of the Greeks?

  The Minoan an the Mycenaean.

• What ad the Aegean civilizations to do with the development of the theatre?

  Indirect influence; their gods, heroes and history supplied the material for Homerus' Illiad and Odyssey. Therefor, most Greek drama.

• 2.1 The origin of tragedy

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• Who is credited with the invention of tragedy and why?

  Thespis, because he won a competition in the year 534 B.C. in the city-state of Athens and tradition has it that this was part of their City Dionysia.

• What is a dithyramb

  A hymn sung and danced in the honor of Dionysos

• 2.1.1 Tragedy in the fifth century

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• What are the four actor/dramatist of the sixth century, known to us?

  1. Thespis
  2. Choerilus
     Made unspecified innovations in costumes and masks
  3. Pratinas
     Said to have invented the bawdy farce form known as 'satyr plays'
  4. Phrynichus
     Who is credited with introducing female characters

• Name three playwrighters of the fifth century

  1. Aeschylos

  2. Sophokles

  3. Euripides

• Why is the frequent use of messengers required?

  Because most of the tragedies place scenes of death and physical violence offstage; the messengers relate what has occurred elsewhere.

• What is difference between Sophokles' tragedies and Aeschylos' tragedies?

  Sophokles placed increased emphasis on individual characters and reduced the role of the chorus.

• 2.3 The satyr play

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• Why did the tragic dramatist of the fifth century also had to master farce?

  Because he was required to supply a satyr play each time he competed at the City Dionysia.

• 2.5 The dramatic festivals

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• When was the first competition added to the City Dionysia?

  534 B.C.