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ISBN:
9781108770040
Serie:
Cambridge classical studies
Inhalt:
Seneca's Characters addresses one of the most enduring and least theorised elements of literature: fictional character and its relationship to actual, human selfhood. Where does the boundary between character and person lie? While the characters we encounter in texts are obviously not 'real' people, they still possess person-like qualities that stimulate our attention and engagement. How is this relationship formulated in contexts of theatrical performance, where characters are set in motion by actual people, actual bodies and voices? This book addresses such questions by focusing on issues of coherence, imitation, appearance and autonomous action. It argues for the plays' sophisticated treatment of character, their acknowledgement of its purely fictional ontology alongside deep - and often dark - appreciation of its quasi-human qualities. Seneca's Characters offers a fresh perspective on the playwright's powerful tragic aesthetics that will stimulate scholars and students alike.
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ISBN 9781108477604
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ISBN 9781108725774
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bexley, Erica, 1982 - Seneca's characters Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2022 ISBN 9781108477604
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ISBN 9781108725774
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus Philosophus -65
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Drama
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Fiktive Gestalt
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Charakter
DOI:
10.1017/9781108770040
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