This exciting collection constitutes the first analysis of the modern
performance of ancient Greek drama from a theoretical perspective. The
last three decades have seen a remarkable revival of the performance
of ancient Greek drama; some ancient plays - "Sophocles", "Oedipus",
"Euripides", and "Medea" - have established a distinguished place in
the international performance repertoire, and attracted eminent
directors including Peter Stein, Ariane Mnouchkine, Peter Sellars, and
Katie Mitchell. Staging texts first written two and a half thousand
years ago, for all-male, ritualised, outdoor performance in masks in
front of a pagan audience, raises quite different intellectual
questions from staging any other canonical drama, including
Shakespeare. But the discussion of this development in modern
performance has until now received scant theoretical analysis. This
book provides the solution in the form of a lively interdisciplinary
dialogue, inspired by a conference held at the Archive of Performances
of Greek & Roman Drama (APGRD) in Oxford, between sixteen experts in
Classics, Drama, Music, Cultural History and the world of professional
theatre.The book will be of great interest to scholars and students of
Classics and Drama alike.
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Greek Drama, Cultural History and Critical Practice
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781472519771
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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