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Guide to Greek Theatre and Drama

By Kenneth Mcleish

Guide to Greek Theatre and Drama Drama

Guide to Greek Theatre and Drama

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A new and definitive guide to the theatre of the ancient world The Guide to Greek Theatre and Drama is a meticulously researched and accessible survey into the place and purpose of theatre in Ancient Greece. It provides a comprehensive author-by-author examination of the surviving plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, as well as giving an insight into how and where the plays were performed, who acted them out, and who watched them. It includes a fascinating discussion of the function of the essential characteristics of Greek drama, including verse, rhetoric, music, comedy, and chorus. Above all it offers a fascinating viewpoint onto the everyday values of the ancient Greeks; values with a continuing influence over the theatre of the present day.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
324
Release Date:
2003-05-01
Publication Date:
2003-05-01
Publisher:
Berg 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0413720306
ISBN13:
9780413720306
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
459 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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