人物性格的内在冲突.PPT

Greek Tragedy Lecturer: Wu Shiyu Athens after the Persian Wars Athens grown into a major sea power protecting important trade routes; prosper from these trade routes; A cultural sponge: absorbing influences from all over the ancient world; A great breeding ground: “Trade and money flowed, art flourished, and new ideas spread.” This hive of activity was for the development of Athenian drama. Social Background Great Leaders and Their Visions (Thomistocles and Pericles); The Democratic Reform of the System of Justice; Stipend be paid to men who served on juries Poor people make a living by rowing or as a juror. 1. General Introduction The Athenians went to the theatre just twice a year at two festivals in honor of the god Dionysos (Drama Competition ): (1) The City Dionysia (The Dionysia): In the month of March, over three days. (2) The Lenaia Festival: In the month of January. 2. General Introduction The presentations of the plays themselves were political events, financed by the state and part of a huge national holiday; The Theatre of Dionysus on the slope of the Acropolis in Athens capable of accomodating around 30,000. 2. A Day at the Theatre: The Night Before A great feast and celebration honoring the presence of Dionysos, whose statue had been brought into the city earlier that day on a ship and rolled through the streets of Athens. 2. A Day at the Theatre: The Day of the Festival Citizens gather at the theatre on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens; Work would stop in Athens for the three days; Men would come into the city from all over Attica. 2. A Day at the Theatre: The Day of the Festival Watch the performance of three tragedies staged by a single dramatist (performed as a trilogy). (悲剧三联剧,1 to 2 hours) Watch a Satyr play: a type of physical comedy Watch a comedy by a playwright such as Arisophanes (Added later in the fifth century, soon proved popular) 3. What is a Tragedy? “Tragedy” derived from the Greek word tragoid