The aim of this essay is to provide an analysis of the Euripides' "Phoenician Women" in terms of mourning. The author intends to set a parallel between the ancient tragedy and its modern adaptation staged by one of...The aim of this essay is to provide an analysis of the Euripides' "Phoenician Women" in terms of mourning. The author intends to set a parallel between the ancient tragedy and its modern adaptation staged by one of the most prominent Polish directors Krzysztof Warlikowski. In the essay, the author will discuss how suffering is depicted in the ancient drama and what changes of mourning motif are introduced into its modern performance. The author will examine the literary as well as the (modern) theatrical topos of grief by analyzing the poetics of tragedy (dramatic structure, metaphors of death, dramatis personae, funeral vocabularium, function of laments) and the poetics of performance (stage design, costumes and props, funerary symbolism, acting, directing solutions). The purpose of the paper is to argue against the insignificance of Euripides' drama and the marginalization of Warlikowski's "Phoenician Women." Finally, the author will attempt to indicate the mourning motif as one of the essential and attractive for the ancient tragic plot and the modern performance as well展开更多
It is fascinating to realize that even while Hollywood continually comes up with incredible special effects in films such as Avatar (2009), the basic structure and development closely "follows" the guidelines for ...It is fascinating to realize that even while Hollywood continually comes up with incredible special effects in films such as Avatar (2009), the basic structure and development closely "follows" the guidelines for drama and storytelling laid out by Aristotle in his The Poetics, written several thousand years ago. We are specifically speaking of three act (beginning, middle, and ending) structure, focusing more on plot than character, and the need for a final resolution (catharsis). But throughout literary and cinematic history, not everyone has followed these rules. Ironically, we take a close look at the award-winning Greek director Theo Angelopoulos' Ulysse's Gaze (1995) staring Harvey Keitel, as an example of a very non-Aristotelian approach to filmmaking and storytelling. Angelopoulos' film is character rather than plot centered on the Harvey Keitel figure and the journey of the narrative can be broken down to between 8-10 acts, depending how you describe them. We discuss many of the standard American "how to write screenplay book" authors such as Syd Field, while bringing a variety of authors such as Lajos Egri (The Art of Dramatic Writing) who criticize both Aristotle's Poetics and the way it has been interpreted for centuries especially in Hollywood. We conclude that there is a middle ground as well, for while Casablanca (1942) has a clear three act structure, it does not give us a happy romantic "Hollywood" ending/resolution as Rick insists that Lisa leave with her husband.展开更多
Quantum pseudo-telepathy(QPT)is a new type of game where the quantum team can win with certainty while the classical one cannot.It means the advantages of quantum participants over classical ones in game.However,there...Quantum pseudo-telepathy(QPT)is a new type of game where the quantum team can win with certainty while the classical one cannot.It means the advantages of quantum participants over classical ones in game.However,there has been no systematic and formal analysis on the QPT game before.Here we present the formal description of the QPT game and the definition of the most simplified QPT.Based on the above definitions,we simplify a famous QPT game,i.e.the Cabllo game.Then,according to some instances,we analyze the minimum best success probability by classical strategies of the two-player QPT,which reflects the advantage of the quantum strategies.Finally,we prove the best success probability by classical strategies for the most simplified QPT is totally related to the number of all possible question combinations.展开更多
文摘The aim of this essay is to provide an analysis of the Euripides' "Phoenician Women" in terms of mourning. The author intends to set a parallel between the ancient tragedy and its modern adaptation staged by one of the most prominent Polish directors Krzysztof Warlikowski. In the essay, the author will discuss how suffering is depicted in the ancient drama and what changes of mourning motif are introduced into its modern performance. The author will examine the literary as well as the (modern) theatrical topos of grief by analyzing the poetics of tragedy (dramatic structure, metaphors of death, dramatis personae, funeral vocabularium, function of laments) and the poetics of performance (stage design, costumes and props, funerary symbolism, acting, directing solutions). The purpose of the paper is to argue against the insignificance of Euripides' drama and the marginalization of Warlikowski's "Phoenician Women." Finally, the author will attempt to indicate the mourning motif as one of the essential and attractive for the ancient tragic plot and the modern performance as well
文摘It is fascinating to realize that even while Hollywood continually comes up with incredible special effects in films such as Avatar (2009), the basic structure and development closely "follows" the guidelines for drama and storytelling laid out by Aristotle in his The Poetics, written several thousand years ago. We are specifically speaking of three act (beginning, middle, and ending) structure, focusing more on plot than character, and the need for a final resolution (catharsis). But throughout literary and cinematic history, not everyone has followed these rules. Ironically, we take a close look at the award-winning Greek director Theo Angelopoulos' Ulysse's Gaze (1995) staring Harvey Keitel, as an example of a very non-Aristotelian approach to filmmaking and storytelling. Angelopoulos' film is character rather than plot centered on the Harvey Keitel figure and the journey of the narrative can be broken down to between 8-10 acts, depending how you describe them. We discuss many of the standard American "how to write screenplay book" authors such as Syd Field, while bringing a variety of authors such as Lajos Egri (The Art of Dramatic Writing) who criticize both Aristotle's Poetics and the way it has been interpreted for centuries especially in Hollywood. We conclude that there is a middle ground as well, for while Casablanca (1942) has a clear three act structure, it does not give us a happy romantic "Hollywood" ending/resolution as Rick insists that Lisa leave with her husband.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61300181,61272057,61202434,61170270,61100203 and 61121061)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.4122054)Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Teacher Project(Grant Nos.YETP0475 and YETP0477)
文摘Quantum pseudo-telepathy(QPT)is a new type of game where the quantum team can win with certainty while the classical one cannot.It means the advantages of quantum participants over classical ones in game.However,there has been no systematic and formal analysis on the QPT game before.Here we present the formal description of the QPT game and the definition of the most simplified QPT.Based on the above definitions,we simplify a famous QPT game,i.e.the Cabllo game.Then,according to some instances,we analyze the minimum best success probability by classical strategies of the two-player QPT,which reflects the advantage of the quantum strategies.Finally,we prove the best success probability by classical strategies for the most simplified QPT is totally related to the number of all possible question combinations.