The link between weddings and death - as found in dramas ranging from "Romeo and Juliet" to Lorca's "Blood Wedding" - plays a central role in the action of many Greek tragedies. Female characters such as Cassandra, Antigone and Helen enact and refer to significant parts of wedding and funeral rites, but often in a twisted fashion. This study considers how and why the fusion of the two ceremonies comes to theatrical life in the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. By focusing on the dramatization of important rituals conducted by women in ancient Athenian society, it offers a new perspective on Greek tragedy and the challenges it poses for its audience.
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Rehm wishes ... to demonstrate how the `cultural paradigms' provided by the ceremonies at weddings and funerals are important bubbles in the cauldron where the tragedians simmered their plots and images. He achieves this in close readings of eight tragedies.... As a freelance director, he writes accessibly enough for performers of ancient tragedy on the modern stage.
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Rehm wishes . . . to demonstrate how the cultural paradigms' provided by the ceremonies at weddings and funerals are important bubbles in the cauldron where the tragedians simmered their plots and images. He achieves this in close readings of eight tragedies. . . . As a freelance director, he writes accessibly enough for performers of ancient tragedy on the modern stage.
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