Seeing Theater: The Phenomenology of Classical Greek Drama

by Naomi Weiss

This is the first book to approach the visuality of ancient Greek drama through the lens of theater phenomenology. Gathering evidence from tragedy, comedy, satyr play, and vase painting, Naomi Weiss argues that, from its very beginnings, Greek theater in the fifth century BCE was understood as a complex interplay of actuality and virtuality. Classical drama frequently exposes and interrogates potential viewing experiences within the theatron--literally,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520393082
• ISBN13: 9780520393080
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"