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Author : Mary Louise Hart,J. Michael Walton
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781606060377
An explanation of Greek theater as seen through its many depictions in classical art
Author : J. R. Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134968800
In Theatre in Ancient Greek Society the author examines the social setting and function of ancient Greek theatre through the thousand years of its performance history. Instead of using written sources, which were intended only for a small, educated section of the population, he draws most of his evidence from a wide range of archaeological material - from cheap, mass-produced vases and figurines to elegant silverware produced for the dining tables of the wealthy. This is the first study examining the function and impact of the theatre in ancient Greek society by employing an archaeological approach.
Author : John William Donaldson
Publisher : New York : Haskell House Publishers
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Greek drama
ISBN : RMS:RMS5LIST000015206$$$8
A full survey of the subject of Greek theatre & drama including chapters on The Religious Origin of Greek Drama, The Tragic Chorus, The Tragic Dialogue, The Proper Classification of Greek Plays, Origin of Comedy, The Greek Tragedians: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Greek Comedy, Aristophanes & Others, Chronology of the Greek Drama, Exhibition of the Greek Drama. Illus.
Author : David Wiles
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000-05-25
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521648572
Specially written for students and enthusiasts, David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theatre and cultural life.
Author : John William Donaldson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Greek drama
ISBN : PRNC:32101064068370
Author : Peter D. Arnott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134924035
Peter Arnott discusses Greek drama not as an antiquarian study but as a living art form. He removes the plays from the library and places them firmly in the theatre that gave them being. Invoking the practical realities of stagecraft, he illuminates the literary patterns of the plays, the performance disciplines, and the audience responses. Each component of the productions - audience, chorus, actors, costume, speech - is examined in the context of its own society and of theatre practice in general, with examples from other cultures. Professor Arnott places great emphasis on the practical staging of Greek plays, and how the buildings themselves imposed particular constraints on actors and writers alike. Above all, he sets out to make practical sense of the construction of Greek plays, and their organic relationship to their original setting.
Author : Stewart Ross
Publisher : Peter Bedrick Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Greek drama
ISBN : 0872265978
A history of ancient Greek drama including discussion of the drama competition, Oedipus the King, actors and the chorus, playwrights, and the legacy of Greece.
Author : John William Donaldson
Publisher : New York : Haskell House Publishers
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015008230768
A full survey of the subject of Greek theatre & drama including chapters on The Religious Origin of Greek Drama, The Tragic Chorus, The Tragic Dialogue, The Proper Classification of Greek Plays, Origin of Comedy, The Greek Tragedians: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Greek Comedy, Aristophanes & Others, Chronology of the Greek Drama, Exhibition of the Greek Drama. Illus.
Author : Clifford Ashby
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781587294631
Many dogmas regarding Greek theatre were established by researchers who lacked experience in the mounting of theatrical productions. In his wide-ranging and provocative study, Clifford Ashby, a theatre historian trained in the practical processes of play production as well as the methods of historical research, takes advantage of his understanding of technical elements to approach his ancient subject from a new perspective. In doing so he challenges many long-held views. Archaeological and written sources relating to Greek classical theatre are diverse, scattered, and disconnected. Ashby's own (and memorable) fieldwork led him to more than one hundred theatre sites in Greece, southern Italy, Sicily, and Albania and as far into modern Turkey as Hellenic civilization had penetrated. From this extensive research, he draws a number of novel revisionist conclusions on the nature of classical theatre architecture and production. The original orchestra shape, for example, was a rectangle or trapezoid rather than a circle. The altar sat along the edge of the orchestra, not at its middle. The scene house was originally designed for a performance event that did not use an up center door. The crane and ekkyklema were simple devices, while the periaktoi probably did not exist before the Renaissance. Greek theatres were not built with attention to Vitruvius' injunction against a southern orientation and were probably sun-sited on the basis of seasonal touring. The Greeks arrived at the theatre around mid-morning, not in the cold light of dawn. Only the three-actor rule emerges from this eclectic examination somewhat intact, but with the division of roles reconsidered upon the basis of the actors' performance needs. Ashby also proposes methods that can be employed in future studies of Greek theatre. Final chapters examine the three-actor production of Ion, how one should not approach theatre history, and a shining example of how one should. Ashby's lengthy hands-on training and his knowledge of theatre history provide a broad understanding of the ways that theatre has operated through the ages as well as an ability to extrapolate from production techniques of other times and places.
Author : Kenneth McLeish,Trevor R. Griffiths
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781408149867
A new and definitive guide to the theatre of the ancient world The Guide to Greek Theatre and Drama is a meticulously researched and accessible survey into the place and purpose of theatre in Ancient Greece. It provides a comprehensive author-by-author examination of the surviving plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, as well as giving an insight into how and where the plays were performed, who acted them out, and who watched them. It includes a fascinating discussion of the function of the essential characteristics of Greek drama, including verse, rhetoric, music, comedy, and chorus. Above all it offers a fascinating viewpoint onto the everyday values of the ancient Greeks; values with a continuing influence over the theatre of the present day.
Author : Graham Ley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780226154671
Contemporary productions on stage and film, and the development of theater studies, continue to draw new audiences to ancient Greek drama. With observations on all aspects of performance, this volume fills their need for a clear, concise account of what is known about the original conditions of such productions in the age of Pericles. Reexamining the surviving plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, Graham Ley here discusses acting technique, scenery, the power and range of the chorus, the use of theatrical space, and parody in their plays. In addition to photos of scenes from Greek vases that document theatrical performance, this new edition includes notes on ancient mime and puppetry and how to read Greek playtexts as scripts, as well as an updated bibliography. An ideal companion to The Complete Greek Tragedies, also published by the University of Chicago Press, Ley’s work is a concise and informative introduction to one of the great periods of world drama. "Anyone faced with Athenian tragedy or comedy for the first time, in or out of the classroom, would do well to start with A Short Introduction to Ancient Greek Theater."—Didaskalia
Author : John William Donaldson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:638750466
Author : John William Donaldson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Greek drama
ISBN : UOM:39015003475574
Author : John William Donaldson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Greek drama
ISBN : HARVARD:HWRGIT
Author : Richard Green,Eric W. Handley
Publisher : British Museum Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art, Greek
ISBN : UOM:39015033997530
Exploring themes of ancient life and culture. Format is accessile to general readers - students emphasis on archaeological evidence.