{"product_id":"electra-and-the-empty-urn-mark-ringer-9780807846971","title":"Electra and the Empty Urn: Metatheater and Role Playing in Sophocles","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRinger analyzes the layers of theatrical self-awareness in all seven\u003cbr\u003eSophoclean tragedies, giving special attention to \u003ci\u003eElectra\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003cbr\u003eplaywright's most metatheatrical work. He focuses on plays within plays, \u003cbr\u003echaracters who appear to be in rivalry with their playwright in \"scripting\"\u003cbr\u003etheir dramas, and the various roles that characters assume in their attempts to deceive other characters or even themselves. Ringer also examines instances of literal role playing, exploring the implications of the Greek convention of sharing multiple roles among only three actors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophocles has long been praised as one of the masters of dramatic\u003cbr\u003eirony. Awareness of Sophoclean metatheater, Ringer shows, deepens our appreciation of that irony and reveals the playwright's keen awareness of his art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Ringer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080784697X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807846971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.55w x 0.73d","brand":"Mark Ringer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962517246207,"sku":"9780807846971","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d5ed986-fa8c-4106-9db0-650606737e8e.jpg?v=1750651688","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/electra-and-the-empty-urn-mark-ringer-9780807846971","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}