03369nam 2200673Ia 450 991046166130332120211104021810.01-283-62280-70-520-95365-710.1525/9780520953659(CKB)2670000000259128(EBL)1033730(OCoLC)812570464(SSID)ssj0000756750(PQKBManifestationID)11390535(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756750(PQKBWorkID)10753387(PQKB)10791314(StDuBDS)EDZ0000107574(MiAaPQ)EBC1033730(MdBmJHUP)muse31069(DE-B1597)518959(OCoLC)961632359(DE-B1597)9780520953659(Au-PeEL)EBL1033730(CaPaEBR)ebr10607268(CaONFJC)MIL393525(EXLCZ)99267000000025912820120109d2012 uy 0engur||#||||||||txtccrRe-imagining Greek tragedy on the American stage[electronic resource] /Helene P. FoleyBerkeley University of California Press20121 online resource (396 p.)Sather classical lectures ;70Description based upon print version of record.0-520-28387-2 0-520-27244-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-361) and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Preface --Introduction --One. Greek Tragedy Finds an American Audience --Two. Making Total Theater in America --Three. Democratizing Greek Tragedy --Four. Reenvisioning the Hero --Five. Reimagining Medea as American Other --Epilogue --Notes --References --IndexThis book explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present. Despite the gap separating the world of classical Greece from our own, Greek tragedy has provided a fertile source for some of the most innovative American theater. Helene P. Foley shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies-over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration. Although Greek tragedy was often initially embraced for its melodramatic possibilities, by the twentieth century it became a vehicle not only for major developments in the history of American theater and dance, but also for exploring critical tensions in American cultural and political life. Drawing on a wide range of sources-archival, video, interviews, and reviews-Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage provides the most comprehensive treatment of the subject available.Sather classical lectures ;v. 70.Greek dramaHistory and criticismTheaterUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.Greek dramaHistory and criticism.TheaterHistory.792.1/20973Foley Helene P.1942-176605MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461661303321Re-imagining Greek tragedy on the American stage1900104UNINA