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Author : Peter Walcot
Release : 1976
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis Greek Drama in Its Theatrical and Social Context by : Peter Walcot
Download or read book Greek Drama in Its Theatrical and Social Context written by Peter Walcot. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Wiles
Release : 2000-05-25
Genre : Drama
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Book Rating : 190/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Greek Theatre Performance by : David Wiles
Download or read book Greek Theatre Performance written by David Wiles. This book was released on 2000-05-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating and accessible book, David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theatre to students and enthusiasts interested in knowing how the plays were performed. Theatre was a ceremony bound up with fundamental activities in ancient Athenian life and Wiles explores those elements which created the theatre of the time. Actors rather than writers are the book's main concern and Wiles examines how the actor used the resources of story-telling, dance, mask, song and visual action to create a large-scale event that would shape the life of the citizen community. The book assumes no prior knowledge of the ancient world, and is written to answer the questions of those who want to know how the plays were performed, what they meant in their original social context, what they might mean in a modern performance and what can be learned from and achieved by performances of Greek plays today.
Author : John J. Winkler
Release : 2020-07-21
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 898/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Nothing to Do with Dionysos? by : John J. Winkler
Download or read book Nothing to Do with Dionysos? written by John J. Winkler. This book was released on 2020-07-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These critically diverse and innovative essays are aimed at restoring the social context of ancient Greek drama. Theatrical productions, which included music and dancing, were civic events in honor of the god Dionysos and were attended by a politically stratified community, whose delegates handled all details from the seating arrangements to the qualifications of choral competitors. The growing complexity of these performances may have provoked the Athenian saying "nothing to do with Dionysos" implying that theater had lost its exclusive focus on its patron. This collection considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. The contributors, in addition to the editors, include Simon Goldhill, Jeffrey Henderson, David Konstan, Franois Lissarrague, Oddone Longo, Nicole Loraux, Josiah Ober, Ruth Padel, James Redfield, Niall W. Slater, Barry Strauss, and Jesper Svenbro.
Author : J. R. Green
Release : 2013-04-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 809/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Theatre in Ancient Greek Society by : J. R. Green
Download or read book Theatre in Ancient Greek Society written by J. R. Green. This book was released on 2013-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Theatre in Ancient Greek Society the author examines the social setting and function of ancient Greek theatre through the thousand years of its performance history. Instead of using written sources, which were intended only for a small, educated section of the population, he draws most of his evidence from a wide range of archaeological material - from cheap, mass-produced vases and figurines to elegant silverware produced for the dining tables of the wealthy. This is the first study examining the function and impact of the theatre in ancient Greek society by employing an archaeological approach.
Author : Alan H. Sommerstein
Release : 2003-09-02
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 847/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Greek Drama and Dramatists by : Alan H. Sommerstein
Download or read book Greek Drama and Dramatists written by Alan H. Sommerstein. This book was released on 2003-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of European drama began at the festivals of Dionysus in ancient Athens, where tragedy, satyr-drama and comedy were performed. Understanding this background is vital for students of classical, literary and theatrical subjects, and Alan H. Sommerstein's accessible study is the ideal introduction. The book begins by looking at the social and theatrical contexts and different characteristics of the three genres of ancient Greek drama. It then examines the five main dramatists whose works survive - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes and Menander - discussing their styles, techniques and ideas, and giving short synopses of all their extant plays. Additional helpful features include succinct coverage of almost sixty other authors, a chronology of significant people and events, and an anthology of translated texts, all of which have been previously inaccessible to students. An up-to-date study bibliography of further reading concludes the volume. Clear, concise and comprehensive, and written by an acknowledged expert in the field, Greek Drama and Dramatists will be a valuable orientation text at both sixth form and undergraduate level.
