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The Greek Theatre and Festivals: Documentary Studies (Oxford Studies in Ancient Documents)

By Peter Wilson

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
0199277478, 9780199277476, 9780191535062
LCC
PA3201 .G72 2007
Open Library ID
OL17855168M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4510879 bytes)
Pages
400\450
Topic
Education
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

A collection of essays, by leading international scholars, on the history of the Greek theatre, and on the wider context of festival culture in which theatrical activity took place in the Greek world. The emphasis is on the documentary material - inscriptions, archaeological remains and monuments - which provides so much of our 'hard' evidence for the activities of the theatre. Much of the important material discussed here is unknown except to specialists, and these studies offer access to its interpretation to a wider audience. They cover a wide range of time and place, from the earliest days of the Greek theatre to the Roman period, with special emphasis on the neglected Hellenistic period, which is especially rich in documentary evidence.

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