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Athenian Tragedy in Performance : a Guide to Contemporary Studies and Historical Debates.

Foregrounding critical questions about the tension between the study of drama as literature versus the study of performance, Melinda Powers investigates the methodological problems that arise in some of the latest research on ancient Greek theatre. She examines key issues and debates about the fifth...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Powers, Melinda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2014.
Colección:Studies in theatre history and culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Foregrounding critical questions about the tension between the study of drama as literature versus the study of performance, Melinda Powers investigates the methodological problems that arise in some of the latest research on ancient Greek theatre. She examines key issues and debates about the fifth-century theatrical space, audience, chorus, performance style, costuming, properties, gesture, and mask, but instead of presenting a new argument on these topics, Powers aims to understand her subject better by exploring the shared historical problems that all scholars confront as they interpr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (211 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781609382575
1609382579