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A Guide to Ancient Greek Drama
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Description| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc (US) |
| Author(s) | Ian C. Storey / Arlene Allan |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 13th January 2014 |
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This newly updated second edition features wide-ranging,
systematically organized scholarship in a concise introduction to
ancient Greek drama, which flourished from the sixth to third
century BC.
- Covers all three genres of ancient Greek drama ? tragedy,
comedy, and satyr-drama - Surveys the extant work of Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripides,
Aristophanes, and Menander, and includes entries on
?lost? playwrights - Examines contextual issues such as the origins of dramatic art
forms; the conventions of the festivals and the theater;
drama?s relationship with the worship of Dionysos; political
dimensions of drama; and how to read and watch Greek drama - Includes single-page synopses of every surviving ancient Greek
play
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