A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama

A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 9781405137638
ISBN-13 : 1405137630
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Book Synopsis A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama by : Ian C. Storey

Download or read book A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama written by Ian C. Storey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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