The theater of war
Subtitle: what ancient Greek tragedies can teach us today
By: Bryan Doerries
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Knopf; Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780307959454
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Theater; Greek drama (Tragedy); War in literature; Therapeutic use; History and criticism; Psychotherapy and literature
Description: "For years, theater director Bryan Doerries has led an innovative public health project that produces ancient tragedies for current and returned soldiers, addicts, tornado and hurricane survivors, and a wide range of other at-risk people in society. Drawing on these extraordinary firsthand experiences, Doerries clearly and powerfully illustrates the redemptive and therapeutic potential of this classical, timeless art: how, for example, Ajax can help soldiers and their loved ones better understand and grapple with PTSD, or how Prometheus Bound provides new insights into the modern penal system."--Jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-284).
Table of contents: title: Learning through suffering; title: PTSD is from BC; title: American Ajax; title: Prometheus in solitary; title: Heracles in hospice.