A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama Paperback / softback - 2014 - 2nd Edition
by Ian C. Storey
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Details
- Title A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama
- Author Ian C. Storey
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition number 2nd
- Edition 2
- Condition New
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Date 2014-01-28
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # B9781118455128
- ISBN 9781118455128 / 1118455126
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.7 in (24.13 x 17.02 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Classics
- Library of Congress subjects Greek drama - History and criticism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013030058
- Dewey Decimal Code 882.010
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From the rear cover
Revised and updated, this second edition of Wiley's guide to ancient Greek drama offers a concise and accessible introduction. Essential material for any student of the Classics, the content combines utility with authority, covering all three genres - tragedy, comedy, and satyr-drama. It features keynote discussions of the five playwrights whose work survives, single-page synopses of every extant play, and entries on known authors whose work has been lost.
Regarded as a progenitor of Western drama and literature more generally, Greek drama, which flourished from the sixth to the third century BC, is one of the cornerstones of Western culture. The text offers insights into ancient Greek drama's political and cultural context and examines its core themes. In addition to critical essays on playwrights, the contents include material on the origins and conventions of drama, the theater, the performers, and the relationship between drama and the worship of Dionysos, the Greek god of ritual, wine, and festivity. The authors also provide helpful guidance about how to read, watch, and teach Greek drama.
