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A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama (Blackwell Guides to Classical Literature)

By Ian C. Storey , Arlene Allan

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2005
ISBN
1405102144, 9781405102148, 1405102152
LCC
PA3131 .S83 2005
Open Library ID
OL3291859M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3852457 bytes)
Series
Blackwell Guides to Classical Literature
Edition
1
Pages
328\328
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This Blackwell Guide introduces ancient Greek drama, which flourished principally in Athens from the sixth century BC to the third century BC.A broad-ranging and systematically organised introduction to ancient Greek drama. Discusses all three genres of Greek drama – tragedy, comedy, and satyr play. Provides overviews of the five surviving playwrights – Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, and brief entries on lost playwrights. Covers contextual issues such as: the origins of dramatic art forms; the conventions of the festivals and the theatre; the relationship between drama and the worship of Dionysos; the political dimension; and how to read and watch Greek drama. Includes 46 one-page synopses of each of the surviving plays.

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