GREEK TRAGIC THEATRE

Rehm, Rush

ISBN 10: 0415118948 / ISBN 13: 9780415118941

Published by Routledge, 1994

About this Item

Former owner's name on ffep. Wear to one corner of wraps.; Theatre Production Studies; 184 pages; Emphasizing the political nature of Greek tragedy, as theatre of, by and for the polis, Rush Rehm characterizes Athens as a performance culture; one in which the theatre stood alongside other public forums as a place to confront matters of import. In treating the various social, religious and practical aspects of tragic production, he shows how these elements promoted a vision of the theatre as integral to the life of the city - a theatre focussed on the audience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GREEK TRAGIC THEATRE
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415118948
• ISBN 13: 9780415118941
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good+
• Weight: 0.66 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Greek Literature
  • Classical Studies

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Synopsis

Emphasizing the political nature of Greek tragedy, as theatre of, by and for the polis, Rush Rehm characterizes Athens as a performance culture; one in which the theatre stood alongside other public forums as a place to confront matters of import. In treating the various social, religious and practical aspects of tragic production, he shows how these elements promoted a vision of the theatre as integral to the life of the city - a theatre focussed on the audience.

About the Author

Rush Rehm is Head of the Acting Program and Assistant Professor of Drama at Stanford University. As an actor and director, he has worked professionally on Greek tragedies and other classical plays in Australia, Europe and the United States.