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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815629203321

Autore

McLeish Kenneth <1940-1997.>

Titolo

A guide to Greek theatre and drama / / Kenneth McLeish ; completed by Trevor R. Griffiths

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Methuen Drama, , 2003

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

1-4081-4984-2

1-4081-4986-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Methuen classical Greek dramatists series

Altri autori (Persone)

GriffithsTrevor R

Disciplina

882/.0109

792.0938

Soggetti

Greek drama - History and criticism

Theater - Greece - History - To 500

Theatre studies

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 (pages 300-303) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Athenian theatre -- Aeschylus -- Sophocles -- Euripides -- Aristophanes -- Menander -- Aristotle's Poetics and Greek Tragedy.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a meticulously researched survey into the place and purpose of theatre in ancient Greece. It examines the surviving plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, as well as giving an insight into how and where the plays were performed, who acted them out, and who watched them.