The Theatrical Cast of Athens: Interactions between Ancient Greek Drama and Society
Author:   Edith Hall (Professor of Classics and Drama at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Co-Director, Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at the University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199298891


Pages:   494
Publication Date:   12 October 2006
Format:   Hardback
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The Theatrical Cast of Athens: Interactions between Ancient Greek Drama and Society


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Author:   Edith Hall (Professor of Classics and Drama at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Co-Director, Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at the University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.00cm
Weight:   0.830kg
ISBN:  

9780199298891


ISBN 10:   0199298890
Pages:   494
Publication Date:   12 October 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: The Theatrical Roles of Athens 3: Childbearing Women: Birth and Family Crisis in Ancient Drama 4: Visible Women: Painted Masks and Tragic Aesthetics 5: Horny Satyrs and Tragic Tetralogies 6: Metapoetic Females in Old Comedy 7: Recasting the Barbarian 8: The Scythian Archer in Aristohanes' `Thesmophoriazusae' 9: Drowning Act: The Greeks, Swimming, and Timotheus' `Persians' 10: Singing Roles in Tragedy 11: Casting the Role of Trygaeus in Aristophanes' `Peace' 12: Lawcourt Dramas: Acting and Performance in Legal Oratory Afterword

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...the papers are so interesting to follow and offer so many juxtapositions and ideas as they proceed, they are both enjoyable and valuable Ruth Scodel, The Classical Review Edith Hall..gives us...interesting, clever, fascinating and clearly stated observations Eva Stehlikova Listy Filologicke For teachers, students and scholars working in this field it is simply indispensible. James Morwood, The Journal of Classics Teaching This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between Greek tragedy and society Sophie Mills, Hermathena


...the papers are so interesting to follow and offer so many juxtapositions and ideas as they proceed, they are both enjoyable and valuable Ruth Scodel, The Classical Review Edith Hall..gives us...interesting, clever, fascinating and clearly stated observations Eva Stehlikova Listy Filologicke For teachers, students and scholars working in this field it is simply indispensible. James Morwood, The Journal of Classics Teaching This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between Greek tragedy and society Sophie Mills, Hermathena


...the papers are so interesting to follow and offer so many juxtapositions and ideas as they proceed, they are both enjoyable and valuable Ruth Scodel, The Classical Review Edith Hall..gives us...interesting, clever, fascinating and clearly stated observations Eva Stehlikova Listy Filologicke For teachers, students and scholars working in this field it is simply indispensible. James Morwood, The Journal of Classics Teaching


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Edith Hall is Professor of Classics and Drama at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Co-Director, Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at the University of Oxford.

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