Ancient Greek and Contemporary Performance: Collected Essays

by Graham Ley

This collection of published and unpublished essays connects antiquity with the present by debating the current prohibiting conceptions of performance theory and the insistence on a limited version of 'the contemporary'. The theatre is attractive for its history and also for its lively present. These essays explore aspects of historical performance in ancient Greece, and link thoughts on its significance to wider reflections on cultural theory from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859898911
• ISBN13: 9780859898911
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"