Title: Electra and the empty urn
First published: 1998
Description: Metatheater, or "theater within theater," is a critical approach often used in studies of Shakespearian or modern drama. Breaking new ground in the study of ancient Greek tragedy, Mark Ringer applies the concept of metatheatricality to the work of Sophocles. His innovative analysis sheds light on Sophocles' technical ingenuity and reveals previously unrecognized facets of fifth-century performative irony.

Ringer analyzes the layers of theatrical self-awareness in all seven Sophoclean tragedies, giving special attention to Electra, the playwright's most metatheatrical work.
Subjects: Electra (Greek mythology) in literature, Role playing in literature, Technique, Drama, Mythology, Greek, in literature, Tragedy, Greek drama (Tragedy), History and criticism, Sophocles, Greek drama, history and criticism, Drama, technique, In literature, Critique et interprétation, Et le théâtre, Tragédie grecque, Histoire et critique, Électre (Mythologie grecque) dans la littérature, Alceste (Mythologie grecque) dans la littérature, Jeu de rôle dans la littérature, Théâtre (Genre littéraire), Ancient, Classical & Medieval, LITERARY CRITICISM, Ancient & Classical, Literature, Tragödie, Metatheater, Tragedies, Grieks, Toneelrollen, Electra (Sophocles), Criticism and interpretation, Knowledge and learning, Theater, Knowledge, Theaters
People: Sophocles
LC classification: PA4417 .R56 1998