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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453208103321

Autore

Rehm Rush

Titolo

Radical theatre : Greek tragedy and the modern world / / Rush Rehm

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Bloomsbury, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-4725-0234-5

1-4725-0233-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Collana

Classical inter/faces

Disciplina

882/.0109

Soggetti

Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism

Greek drama (Tragedy) - Appreciation - Foreign countries

Greek drama - Modern presentation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; A Note to the Reader; Introduction: Timely Thoughts; 1. Theatre, Artifice, Environment; 2. Tragedy and Fear; 3. The Fate of Agency, the Agency of Fate; 4. Tragedy and Ideology; 5. Tragedy and Time; Epilogue: Progress and Survival; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Why should Greek tragedy matter now? This book opens a dialogue between the tragic theatre in ancient Athens and the multiple performances of the modern world. In five interconnected essays, Rush Rehm engages tragedy on its own terms, using our oldest theatre as inspiration for how we might shape the theatre of the future. 'Theatre, Artifice, Environment' explores the difference between the outdoor theatre of Athens and the artificial interiors of modern performance. 'Theatre and Fear' compares the terrors confronted in Greek tragedy with our own, seemingly distant fears (environmental destruc