History of European Drama and Theatre
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 10, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780415180603
First sentence: In early spring, when the sea was navigable again after the stormy winter months, the citizens of Athens gathered in the theatre to celebrate the Great, or City Dionysia, the largest and most important state (polis) Dionysian festival.