An essential, refreshingly accessible guide to Greek and Roman drama containing entries for forty plays by all the major dramatists in the classical world - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence and Seneca.

Features include:

Playwright biographies
Synopses and detailed commentary
Advice on the best translations available
A survey of the ancient theatre and its social and political background.

Written by John Burgess, freelance director and former Head of New Writing at the National Theatre, this book is an indispensable resource for the theatregoer, student and general reader.

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An essential, refreshingly accessible guide to Greek and Roman drama.
An excellent introduction
The Faber Pocket Guide to Greek and Roman Drama by John Burgess is an indispensable resource for the theatregoer, the student, and the general reader.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780571219063
Publisert
2005-06-02
Utgiver
Faber & Faber
Vekt
210 gr
Høyde
177 mm
Bredde
114 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
416

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

John Burgess worked for fourteen years at the National Theatre where he directed works from the classical, romantic and modern repertoires as well as many new plays. He helped found the NT Studio in 1984 and was the National Theatre's Head of New Writing 1989-94. He has directed abroad in Switzerland, Scandinavia and North America. He is the author of The Faber Pocket Guide to Greek and Roman Drama.