Ancient Drama in Music for the Modern Stage

by Suzana Ograjen%sek

Book Overview

Opera was invented at the end of the sixteenth century in imitation of the supposed style of delivery of ancient Greek tragedy, and, since then, operas based on Greek drama have been among the most important in the repertoire. This collection of essays by leading authorities in the fields of Classics, Musicology, Dance Studies, English Literature, Modern Languages, and Theatre Studies provides an exceptionally wide-ranging and detailed overview of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199558558
• ISBN13: 9780199558551
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"