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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-dramaSurveys the extant work of Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, and includes entries on ‘lost’ playwrightsExamines 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 dramaIncludes single-page synopses of every surviving ancient Greek play
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell; 2nd edition (January 28, 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 1118455126
ISBN-13 : 978-1118455128
Item Weight : 1.2 pounds
Dimensions : 6.78 x 0.68 x 9.65 inches
