LEADER 03060oam 22005894a 450 001 9910456131403321 005 20210108100353.0 010 $a1-58729-268-8 035 $a(CKB)111056486861650 035 $a(EBL)837026 035 $a(OCoLC)50413374 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000123051 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11152348 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123051 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10132065 035 $a(PQKB)10724053 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12534 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC837026 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486861650 100 $a19980722d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClassical Greek Theatre$b[electronic resource] $eNew Views of an Old Subject /$fClifford Ashby 210 $aIowa City, Iowa $cUniversity of Iowa Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 225 1 $aStudies Theatre Hist & Culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87745-641-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [181]-186) and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. The Limits of Evidence I: The Writings; 2. The Limits of Evidence II: Physical Remains; 3. The Shape of the Orchestra: A History and Critique; 4. Where Was the Altar?; 5. The Scene House: The Dithyramb, Found Space, and the "Royal" Door; 6. Stage Machinery; 7. The Orientation of Greek Theatres; 8. Dawn Performances: Three Days in a Row?; 9. Ramifications of the Three-Actor Rule; 10. Validation by Authority: Margarete Bieber's Comparisons of Hellenistic and Roman Theatres; 11. Validation by Repetition: The Menander Reliefs 327 $a12. Validation (and Discovery) by Experiment: Producing a Three-Actor IonBibliography; Index 330 $aMany dogmas regarding Greek theatre were established by researchers who lacked experience in the mounting of theatrical productions. In his wide-ranging and provocative study, Clifford Ashby, a theatre historian trained in the practical processes of play production as well as the methods of historical research, takes advantage of his understanding of technical elements to approach his ancient subject from a new perspective. In doing so he challenges many long-held views.Archaeological and written sources relating to Greek classical theatre are diverse, scattered, and disc 410 0$aStudies Theatre Hist & Culture 606 $aTheater$zGreece$xHistory$yTo 500 606 $aTheaters$zGreece$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aTheater$xProduction and direction$zGreece$xHistory$yTo 1500 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTheater$xHistory 615 0$aTheaters$xHistory 615 0$aTheater$xProduction and direction$xHistory 676 $a792.0938 676 $a792/.0938 700 $aAshby$b Clifford$0688949 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456131403321 996 $aClassical Greek theatre$91234647 997 $aUNINA