Radical theatre : Greek tragedy and the modern world / / Rush Rehm

• Autore: Rehm Rush
• Pubblicazione: London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Bloomsbury, , 2003; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Disciplina: 882/.0109
• Soggetto topico: Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism; Greek drama (Tragedy) - Appreciation - Foreign countries; Greek drama - Modern presentation
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; A Note to the Reader; Introduction: Timely Thoughts; 1. Theatre, Artifice, Environment; 2. Tragedy and Fear; 3. The Fate of Agency, the Agency of Fate; 4. Tragedy and Ideology; 5. Tragedy and Time; Epilogue: Progress and Survival; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: Why should Greek tragedy matter now? This book opens a dialogue between the tragic theatre in ancient Athens and the multiple performances of the modern world. In five interconnected essays, Rush Rehm engages tragedy on its own terms, using our oldest theatre as inspiration for how we might shape the theatre of the future. 'Theatre, Artifice, Environment' explores the difference between the outdoor theatre of Athens and the artificial interiors of modern performance. 'Theatre and Fear' compares the terrors confronted in Greek tragedy with our own, seemingly distant fears (environmental destruc
• Titolo autorizzato: Radical theatre
• ISBN: 1-4725-0234-5; 1-4725-0233-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808489603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Classical Inter/faces