LEADER 03369nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910461661303321 005 20211104021810.0 010 $a1-283-62280-7 010 $a0-520-95365-7 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520953659 035 $a(CKB)2670000000259128 035 $a(EBL)1033730 035 $a(OCoLC)812570464 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756750 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11390535 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756750 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10753387 035 $a(PQKB)10791314 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000107574 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1033730 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse31069 035 $a(DE-B1597)518959 035 $a(OCoLC)961632359 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520953659 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1033730 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10607268 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL393525 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000259128 100 $a20120109d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRe-imagining Greek tragedy on the American stage$b[electronic resource] /$fHelene P. Foley 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (396 p.) 225 1 $aSather classical lectures ;$v70 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-28387-2 311 0 $a0-520-27244-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 309-361) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$tOne. Greek Tragedy Finds an American Audience --$tTwo. Making Total Theater in America --$tThree. Democratizing Greek Tragedy --$tFour. Reenvisioning the Hero --$tFive. Reimagining Medea as American Other --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aThis book explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present. Despite the gap separating the world of classical Greece from our own, Greek tragedy has provided a fertile source for some of the most innovative American theater. Helene P. Foley shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies-over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration. Although Greek tragedy was often initially embraced for its melodramatic possibilities, by the twentieth century it became a vehicle not only for major developments in the history of American theater and dance, but also for exploring critical tensions in American cultural and political life. Drawing on a wide range of sources-archival, video, interviews, and reviews-Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage provides the most comprehensive treatment of the subject available. 410 0$aSather classical lectures ;$vv. 70. 606 $aGreek drama$xHistory and criticism 606 $aTheater$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGreek drama$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aTheater$xHistory. 676 $a792.1/20973 700 $aFoley$b Helene P.$f1942-$0176605 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461661303321 996 $aRe-imagining Greek tragedy on the American stage$91900104 997 $aUNINA