LEADER 04416nam 2200997Ia 450 001 9910785725903321 005 20231221214426.0 010 $a1-283-62280-7 010 $a0-520-95365-7 010 $a9780520953659$debook 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 210 1$aBerkeley, Los Angeles, London$cUniversity of California Press$d2012 215 $a1 Online-Ressource (XV, 375 Seiten) 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 ;$v70$w(DE-605)HT018717817 606 $aGreek drama$xHistory and criticism 606 $aTheater$zUnited States$xHistory 610 $a20th century literacy. 610 $aamerican culture and politics. 610 $aamerican interpretation. 610 $aamerican theater. 610 $abooks for english students. 610 $aclassical greek literature. 610 $acoffee table books. 610 $acontroversial topics. 610 $adramatic. 610 $aeasy to read. 610 $aeducational books. 610 $aengaging. 610 $agreek tragedy. 610 $ahistorical nonfiction. 610 $ahistory of american dance. 610 $ahistory of american theater. 610 $ahow to write a tragedy. 610 $aintense emotion. 610 $ainterpretation of greek tragedy. 610 $alearning while reading. 610 $alively. 610 $apage turner. 610 $aperforming arts. 610 $ashakespeare. 610 $atheater film. 610 $atheatrical. 615 0$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 $a9910785725903321 996 $aRe-imagining Greek tragedy on the American stage$93774140 997 $aUNINA