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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-101405102152

ISBN-139781405102155

eBay Product ID (ePID)30533382

Product Key Features

Number of Pages328 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGuide to Ancient Greek Drama

Publication Year2005

SubjectDrama, Ancient & Classical

TypeTextbook

AuthorArlene Allan, Ian C. Storey

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

SeriesBlackwell Guides to Classical Literature Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-009014

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"This thoughtfully designed guide not only provides background, play summaries, critical analysis, and bibliography, but also surveys modern approaches to Greek drama. Comprehensive, reliable, and enlightening, it will be a boon to students and their teachers." Justina Gregory, Smith College., "It guides without being too prescriptive; it is wide-ranging in the views it explores, judicious in its emphases and well balanced in its conclusions". (Prudentia, 1 October 2010) "The book will be of enormous value for students and extremely useful as a teaching aid, and it will surely be a rare scholar who does not learn anything new from its wealth of detail." The Classical Review "This book is a useful guide to the basics of the form and history of ancient Greek theater. Excellent resource for both undergraduate and graduate students." Religious Studies Review "The highlight of this book is the predictably excellent chapter on comedy." Phoenix

TitleLeadingA

Series Volume Number3

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal882.0109

Table Of ContentPreface.List of Figures.List of Maps.Abbreviations and Signs.1. Aspects of Ancient Greek Drama.Drama.The Dramatic Festivals.Dionysos and Drama.The Theatrical Space.Conventions of the Performance.Drama and the Polis.2. Greek Tragedy.Tragedy.Aeschylus.Sophokles.Euripides.The Other Tragedians.3. The Satyr-Play.4. Greek Comedy.Origins.Old Comedy and Aristophanes.The Generations of Old Comedy.Aristophanes.Middle Comedy.Menander and New Comedy.5. Approaching Greek Drama.6. Play Synopses.A Note on Meter.Glossary of Names and Terms.Further Reading.Index

SynopsisThis Blackwell Guide provides a broad-ranging introduction to ancient Greek drama, which flourished principally in Athens from the sixth to the third century bc. All three genres of Greek drama are discussed - tragedy, comedy, and satyr play - as well as the five surviving playwrights - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, together with brief entries on lost playwrights. The Guide also addresses contextual issues, such as: the origins of the dramatic art forms; the conventions of the festivals, the theater, and the performers; the relationship between drama and the worship of Dionysos; the political dimension; and how to read and watch Greek drama. The final section consists of 46 one-page synopses of each of the surviving plays., 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., 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, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, and brief entries on lost playwrights.

LC Classification NumberPA3131.S83 2005