Costume in Greek Tragedy

by Rosie Wyles

The core of the book focuses on tragic costume in its original performance context of fifth-century Athens, but the implications of subsequent uses in Roman and more recent performances are also taken into consideration.Most importantly, the reader is invited to think about how tragic costume worked as a language in ancient performance and was manipulated physically and verbally in order to create meaning. Elements of this language are shown through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715639455
• ISBN13: 9780715639450
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"