Public and performance in the Greek theatre / Peter D. Arnott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arnott, Peter D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Greece--History.

Theater.

Theater audiences--Greece--History.

Theater audiences.

Greek drama--History and criticism.

Greek drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 203 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 of its own society and of theatre practice in general, with examples from other cultures. Professor Arnott places great emphasis on the practice

Contents:

Cover; Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre; Copyright; CONTENTS; A NOTE ON SOURCES; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE AUDIENCE AND THE CHORUS; 2 THE ACTOR SEEN; 3 THE ACTOR HEARD; 4 DEBATE AND DRAMA; 5 PLACE AND TIME; 6 CHARACTER AND CONTINUITY; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-134-92404-6

1-280-03264-2

0-203-12940-7

9780203129401

OCLC:

231813670