The Greek Sense of Theatre: Tragedy and Comedy

by J. Michael Walton

Book Overview

In this updated and extended edition of The Greek Sense of Theatre, scholar and practitioner J.Michael Walton revises and expands his visual approach to the theatre of classical Athens. From the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides to the old and new comedies of Aristophanes and Menander, he argues that while Greek drama is seen now as a performance-based rather than a strictly literary medium, more attention should still be...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138857319
• ISBN13: 9781138857315
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"