The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Theatre
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Marianne McDonald |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | |
Release | 2007-05-31 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 1139827251 |
This series of essays by prominent academics and practitioners investigates in detail the history of performance in the classical Greek and Roman world. Beginning with the earliest examples of 'dramatic' presentation in the epic cycles and reaching through to the latter days of the Roman Empire and beyond, this 2007 Companion covers many aspects of these broad presentational societies. Dramatic performances that are text-based form only one part of cultures where presentation is a major element of all social and political life. Individual chapters range across a two thousand year timescale, and include specific chapters on acting traditions, masks, properties, playing places, festivals, religion and drama, comedy and society, and commodity, concluding with the dramatic legacy of myth and the modern media. The book addresses the needs of students of drama and classics, as well as anyone with an interest in the theatre's history and practice.
Greek and Roman Theatre
Title | Greek and Roman Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Marianne McDonald |
Publisher | |
Pages | 367 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789780521547 |
The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy PDF eBook |
Author | P. E. Easterling |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 1997-10-02 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780521423519 |
As a creative medium, ancient Greek tragedy has had an extraordinarily wide influence: many of the surviving plays are still part of the theatrical repertoire, and texts like Agamemnon, Antigone, and Medea have had a profound effect on Western culture. This Companion is not a conventional introductory textbook but an attempt, by seven distinguished scholars, to present the familiar corpus in the context of modern reading, criticism, and performance of Greek tragedy. There are three main emphases: on tragedy as an institution in the civic life of ancient Athens, on a range of different critical interpretations arising from fresh readings of the texts, and on changing patterns of reception, adaptation, and performance from antiquity to the present. Each chapter can be read independently, but each is linked with the others, and most examples are drawn from the same selection of plays.
The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History PDF eBook |
Author | David Wiles |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 0521766362 |
A wide-ranging set of essays that explain what theatre history is and why we need to engage with it.
The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens PDF eBook |
Author | Jenifer Neils |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 505 |
Release | 2021-02-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108484557 |
This book is a comprehensive introduction to ancient Athens, its topography, monuments, inhabitants, cultural institutions, religious rituals, and politics. Drawing from the newest scholarship on the city, this volume examines how the city was planned, how it functioned, and how it was transformed from a democratic polis into a Roman urbs.
The Cambridge Companion to Roman Comedy
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Roman Comedy PDF eBook |
Author | Martin T. Dinter |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 449 |
Release | 2019-04-04 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 1107002109 |
Provides a comprehensive critical engagement with Roman comedy and its reception presented by leading international scholars in accessible and up-to-date chapters.
The Cambridge Companion to Greek Comedy
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Greek Comedy PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Revermann |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 523 |
Release | 2014-06-12 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 0521760283 |
This book provides a unique panorama of this challenging area of Greek literature, combining literary perspectives with historical issues and material culture.