Background
Walton, John Michael was born on May 10, 1939 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, England. Son of Henry John and Ada Griffith (Young) Walton.
(Written by a classics and theatre specialist, this study ...)
Written by a classics and theatre specialist, this study investigates the ways that the ancient Greeks produced and staged the great plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. The author suggests factors that enable readers to imagine how the great tragedies of fifth century Athens were staged.
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While there is clearly no dearth of material on Greek theatre, until now no systematic effort has been made to integrate the Classical tradition with our modern perceptions and adaptations of it. Professor Walton's unique guide to Greek drama takes on this task, bringing together a wealth of information on Athenian tragedy and comedy as performed and appreciated in its own time and as embodied on the modern stage. The introductory section highlights some of the characteristic features of Greek tragedy and comedy and suggests how and under what conditions plays were first performed. The following section consists of analyses of the thirty-three surviving plays attributed to Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Each essay provides information on dates, characters, size of roles, and plot, together with an assessment of staging problems and a review of dramatic and theatrical qualities. The section concludes with a discussion of the influence of Greek tragic tradition on Roman drama.
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In this updated and extended edition of The Greek Sense of Theatre, scholar and practitioner J.Michael Walton revises and expands his visual approach to the theatre of classical Athens. From the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides to the old and new comedies of Aristophanes and Menander, he argues that while Greek drama is seen now as a performance-based rather than a strictly literary medium, more attention should still be paid to the nature of stage image and masked acting as part of this conception.
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Walton, John Michael was born on May 10, 1939 in Newcastle-On-Tyne, England. Son of Henry John and Ada Griffith (Young) Walton.
Master of Arts, St. Andrews University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Hull University, 1989.
Trainee director theatre ABC television, York, England, 1963-1964. Actor, director Professional Theatre, England, 1964-1965. Assistant lecturer University Hull, England, 1965-1968, lecturer England, 1968-1981, senior lecturer England, 1981-1987, reader England, 1987-1993, personal chair, 1992—1994, head department drama, 1990-1991, 92-96, established chair, 1994—2003, professor emeritus, since 2003.
Leverhulme emeritus fellow, 2004—2005. Visiting professor University Denver, 1972-1973. Visiting lecturer Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1991, University of California at Los Angeles, University California Riverside, 1994, San Diego, 1998-1999, 2002, University College Dublin, 1999, Trinity College Dublin, 1999.
Consultant Getty, Malibu, 1994. Plenary lecturer Northwestern, 1996, Thessaloniki, 1997, Getty, 2000, Athens, 2002, Dublin, 2003, National Theatre England, 2004. Founder, director The Performance Translation Center, 1997-2003.
Author, director Medea Complex, Delphi, 2000.
( While there is clearly no dearth of material on Greek t...)
(Written by a classics and theatre specialist, this study ...)
( This fascinating introduction to the comedy of Menander...)
( In this updated and extended edition of The Greek Sense...)
(First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
Governor Rose Bruford College, Kent, United Kingdom, 1984-1990, Scarborough College, Yorks, United Kingdom, 1994-2000. Board managers DESMI, Athens, since 2000. Jury Onassis International Th Company, 2000-2001, 04-06.
Member American Philological Association, British Actors Equity, Classical Association, Directors Guild Great Britain (member training committee 1986-1988), Hellenic Society, Society Theatre Research, The Primary Club, International Federation Theatre Research.
Married Susan Kathleen Hodge, July 29, 1967. Children: Alice Louisa, Benjamin Toby, Mark Edwin.