Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre

by Peter D. Arnott

Book Overview

Peter Arnott discusses Greek drama not as an antiquarian study but as a living art form. He removes the plays from the library and places them firmly in the theatre that gave them being. Invoking the practical realities of stagecraft, he illuminates the literary patterns of the plays, the performance disciplines, and the audience responses.
Each component of the productions - audience, chorus, actors, costume, speech - is examined in the context...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415062993
• ISBN13: 9780415062992
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"