Greek and Roman Actors
Subtitle: Aspects of an Ancient Profession
Contributors: Pat Easterling (Editor); Edith Hall (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 1, 2009
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 542
ISBN-13: 9780521045506
Subjects: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Theatre, drama; History / General; Ancient (Classical) Greek; Latin
First sentence: At the turn of the fifth century AD Augustine confesses to having sometimes neglected the spiritual content of the psalms of David because he has been distracted - even moved to tears - by the beauty of the voices he has heard singing them.