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A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama: A Service Provider's Guide

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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.

Language: English

Pages: 328

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Release: January 14, 2005

ISBN: 1405102152

ISBN 13: 9781405102155

A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama: A Service Provider's Guide

3.3/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 328

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Release: January 14, 2005

ISBN: 1405102152

ISBN 13: 9781405102155

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