Greek Theatre Performance
Title | Greek Theatre Performance PDF eBook |
Author | David Wiles |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 2000-05-25 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780521648578 |
Specially written for students and enthusiasts, David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theatre and cultural life.
Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre
Title | Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Peter D. Arnott |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 214 |
Release | 2002-09-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134924038 |
Peter Arnott discusses Greek drama not as an antiquarian study but as a living art form. He removes the plays from the library and places them firmly in the theatre that gave them being. Invoking the practical realities of stagecraft, he illuminates the literary patterns of the plays, the performance disciplines, and the audience responses. Each component of the productions - audience, chorus, actors, costume, speech - is examined in the context of its own society and of theatre practice in general, with examples from other cultures. Professor Arnott places great emphasis on the practical staging of Greek plays, and how the buildings themselves imposed particular constraints on actors and writers alike. Above all, he sets out to make practical sense of the construction of Greek plays, and their organic relationship to their original setting.
The Art of Ancient Greek Theater
Title | The Art of Ancient Greek Theater PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Louise Hart |
Publisher | Getty Publications |
Total Pages | 180 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1606060376 |
An explanation of Greek theater as seen through its many depictions in classical art
Heracles
Title | Heracles PDF eBook |
Author | Euripides |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 144 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Greek drama (Tragedy). |
ISBN |
A Short Introduction to the Ancient Greek Theater
Title | A Short Introduction to the Ancient Greek Theater PDF eBook |
Author | Graham Ley |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | 141 |
Release | 2012-02-01 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 022615467X |
Contemporary productions on stage and film, and the development of theater studies, continue to draw new audiences to ancient Greek drama. With observations on all aspects of performance, this volume fills their need for a clear, concise account of what is known about the original conditions of such productions in the age of Pericles. Reexamining the surviving plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, Graham Ley here discusses acting technique, scenery, the power and range of the chorus, the use of theatrical space, and parody in their plays. In addition to photos of scenes from Greek vases that document theatrical performance, this new edition includes notes on ancient mime and puppetry and how to read Greek playtexts as scripts, as well as an updated bibliography. An ideal companion to The Complete Greek Tragedies, also published by the University of Chicago Press, Ley’s work is a concise and informative introduction to one of the great periods of world drama. "Anyone faced with Athenian tragedy or comedy for the first time, in or out of the classroom, would do well to start with A Short Introduction to Ancient Greek Theater."—Didaskalia
Mask and Performance in Greek Tragedy
Title | Mask and Performance in Greek Tragedy PDF eBook |
Author | David Wiles |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 25 |
Release | 2007-08-09 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 0521865220 |
A 2007 study of the mask in Greek tragedy, covering both ancient and modern performances.
Performance in Greek and Roman Theatre
Title | Performance in Greek and Roman Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | George Harrison |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 601 |
Release | 2013-03-15 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9004245456 |
Drawing on insights from various disciplines (philology, archaeology, art) as well as from performance and reception studies, this volume shows how a heightened awareness of performance can enhance our appreciation of Greek and Roman theatre.