In the Theatre of Dionysos
Subtitle: Democracy and Tragedy in Ancient Athens
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: July 13, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780786429936
Subjects: Plays & playwrights: classical, early & medieval; Performing Arts; Ancient (Classical) Greek; Performing Arts/Dance; Ancient Greece; Ancient - Greece; Theater - History & Criticism; History / World; Democracy and the arts; Greece; Greek drama; History and criticism; Theater
Description: "Describes parallel lives of Athenian democracy and Athenian tragedy--how and why they concurrently arose, blossomed and died, shaped especially by a fatal Athenian penchant for war. Demonstrates how drama emerged from four unique elements in Greek culture: bardic poetry; open sporting competition; uncodified religion; and exploratory philosophy. Imagines evolution of the tragic genre from practitioner's viewpoint"--Provided by publisher.