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Ancient Greek and Contemporary Performance: Collected Essays (Exeter Performance Studies) - Hardcover

Book 1 of 10: Exeter Performance Studies

Ley, Graham

 
9780859898911: Ancient Greek and Contemporary Performance: Collected Essays (Exeter Performance Studies)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0859898911 ISBN 13: 9780859898911
Publisher: University of Exeter Press, 2015

Synopsis

These essays explore aspects of historical performance in ancient Greece, linking its significance to wider reflections on cultural theory from around the world and on performance in the contemporary postmodern era. Topics include the origin of ancient tragic acting; festival performance in ancient Athens; the reflection of performance in the tragic scripts; the significance of the chorus; technology and the ancient theater; comparative thinking on Greek, Indian, and Japanese theory; the rhetoric of performance theory and postmodernism; modernism and theater; the importance of adaptation to theater; and studies of the theater and diaspora in Britain.

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About the Author

Graham Ley is professor emeritus of drama and theory at the University of Exeter.

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Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0859898911
ISBN 13 
9780859898911
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
284