THE ORIGINS OF THEATER IN ANCIENT GREECE AND BEYOND; From Ritual to Drama

Csapo, Eric & Margaret C. Miller

ISBN 10: 052174833X / ISBN 13: 9780521748339

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2009

About this Item

Underlining in pencil to a few pages.; This volume is the most thorough examination on the origins of Greek drama to date. It brings together seventeen essays by leading scholars in a variety of fields, including classical archaeology, iconography, cultural history, theatre history, philosophy, and religion. Though it primarily focuses up on ancient Greece, the volume includes comparative studies of ritual drama from ancient Egypt, Japan, and medieval Europe. Collectively, the essays show how the relationship of drama to ritual is one of the most controversial, complex, and multi-faceted questions of modern times.; 462 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ORIGINS OF THEATER IN ANCIENT GREECE AND BEYOND; From Ritual to Drama
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052174833X
• ISBN 13: 9780521748339
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Greek Literature
  • Paganism

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Synopsis

This volume is the most thorough examination on the origins of Greek drama to date. It brings together seventeen essays by leading scholars in a variety of fields, including classical archaeology, iconography, cultural history, theatre history, philosophy, and religion. Though it primarily focuses up on ancient Greece, the volume includes comparative studies of ritual drama from ancient Egypt, Japan, and medieval Europe. Collectively, the essays show how the relationship of drama to ritual is one of the most controversial, complex, and multi-faceted questions of modern times.

About the Authors

Eric Csapo is Professor of Classics at the University of Sydney. He is an expert on the history of the ancient theatre and coauthor of The Context of Ancient Drama. His most recent book is Theories of Mythology.

Margaret C. Miller is Arthur and Renee George Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Sydney. She specializes in Greek iconography and cultural history. Her book, Athens and Persia in the Fifth Century BC: A Study in Cultural Receptivity, won the Prix Ghirshman of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in 2001.