A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama
Author | : Ian C. Storey |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2013-11-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781118455111 |
ISBN-13 | : 1118455118 |
Rating | : 4/5 (118 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama written by Ian C. Storey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-11-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This newly updated second edition features wide-ranging,systematically organized scholarship in a concise introduction toancient Greek drama, which flourished from the sixth to thirdcentury BC. Covers all three genres of ancient Greek drama – tragedy,comedy, and satyr-drama Surveys the extant work of Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripides,Aristophanes, and Menander, and includes entries on‘lost’ playwrights Examines contextual issues such as the origins of dramatic artforms; the conventions of the festivals and the theater;drama’s relationship with the worship of Dionysos; politicaldimensions of drama; and how to read and watch Greek drama Includes single-page synopses of every surviving ancient Greekplay