A Visit to Epidaurus: When a play ends with a dismemberment, the effect on the audience can be transformative.
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| Title: | A Visit to Epidaurus: When a play ends with a dismemberment, the effect on the audience can be transformative. |
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| Authors: | SHTEIR, RACHEL |
| Source: | American Scholar. Autumn2025, Vol. 94 Issue 4, p10-12. 3p. |
| Subject Terms: | Parkinson's disease, Congregate housing, Theater seats, Women's clothing, Greek tragedy |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on the author's experience attending a production of Euripides' play *The Bacchae* at the Epidaurus Festival in Greece, reflecting on themes of transformation and loss in relation to her father's battle with Parkinson's disease. The author draws parallels between the play's exploration of violence and dismemberment and her father's decline, noting how Parkinson's transformed his body and mind, leading to a loss of identity. The narrative intertwines personal grief with the theatrical experience, questioning the nature of recognition and memory in the face of death, ultimately contemplating the enduring impact of loss on both individual and communal levels. [Extracted from the article] |
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| Abstract: | The article focuses on the author's experience attending a production of Euripides' play *The Bacchae* at the Epidaurus Festival in Greece, reflecting on themes of transformation and loss in relation to her father's battle with Parkinson's disease. The author draws parallels between the play's exploration of violence and dismemberment and her father's decline, noting how Parkinson's transformed his body and mind, leading to a loss of identity. The narrative intertwines personal grief with the theatrical experience, questioning the nature of recognition and memory in the face of death, ultimately contemplating the enduring impact of loss on both individual and communal levels. [Extracted from the article] |
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| ISSN: | 00030937 |
