Greek Theatre Performance An Introduction

Name: Greek Theatre Performance An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780521648578

ISBN-10: 0521648572

ISBN-13: 9780521648578

Edition: 2000

Authors: David Wiles

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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…

Book details

List price: $45.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/25/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.90" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English




Myth



Ritual



Politics



Gender



Space



The performer



The writer



Reception


Notes


Further reading


Chronology