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A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama

By Ian C. Storey , Arlene Allan

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2005
ISBN
9781405102148, 9781405137638, 1405102144
LCC
PA3131 .S83 2005
Open Library ID
OL3291859M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5005451 bytes)
Series
Blackwell Guides to Classical Literature
Pages
325\325
Topic
History
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

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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