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A Short Introduction to the Ancient Greek Theater

by: Ley, G.

Price: 13,00 EURO

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Category: Ancient Greek & Roman Theatres / Theater Architecture / Amphitheatres / Stadiums
Code: 3160
ISBN-13: 9780226477602 / 978-0-226-47760-2
ISBN-10: 0226477606 / 0-226-47760-6
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 1991
Publication Place: Chicago
Binding: Paper
Pages: 103
Book Condition: New

 Contemporary productions on stage and film, and the development of theater studies, have created a new audience for ancient Greek drama. This volume fills the need for a clear, concise statement of what is known about the original conditions of production for tragedy, comedy, and satyr play in the age of Pericles and provides observations on all aspects of performance.

Reexamining the surviving plays of the tragic writers Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides and of the comedian Aristophanes, Graham Ley discusses the actor's technique, the power and range of the chorus, the use of theatrical space, and parody in the plays. A series of diagrams relates the theater to the city and political life of ancient Athens, and photographic illustrations of scenes from Greek vases document the visualization of theatrical performance.

An ideal companion to The Complete Greek Tragedies (University of Chicago Press), Ley's work is a valuable user's guide to the critical assessment of modern translations and adaptations of tragedy and comedy. It is designed for all students of Greek drama with an interest in performance, and for theatrical practitioners who require a concise but informative introduction to one of the great periods of world drama.

List of Plans and Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Greek Drama
The Organization of the Festivals
The Writer
The Theater
Scenography
Masks, Costume, and Properties
Chorus
Actors
The Playing Space
The Audience
Delivery
Distance and Physical Action
Choral Song and Choral Action
Parody
Translation and Adaptation
Appendix--Chronology of the Surviving Plays
Glossary
Bibliography
Commentary on the Plates
Index


Subjects:
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Drama
Greece
Greek drama
Greek drama History and criticism
Griechenland
Griechisch
History
Theater
Theater Greece History
Theater Greece History To 500
Theatre History
Théâtre Grèce Histoire
Théâtre Grèce Histoire Jusqu'à 500
Théâtre grec Histoire et critique
To 500
Toneelstukken
Toneelvoorstellingen

xi, 103 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

 
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A Short Introduction to the Ancient Greek Theater

by: Ley, G.

  • ISBN-13: 9780226477602 / 978-0-226-47760-2
  • ISBN-03: 0226477606 / 0-226-47760-6
  • The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1991

Price: 13,00 EURO

1 copy in stock