Diversifying Greek tragedy on the contemporary us stage / Melinda Powers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powers, Melinda, author.

Series:

Classical presences.

Classical presences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek drama--Modern presentation.

Greek drama.

United States--Civilization--Greek influences.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This volume investigates a cross-section of performances of Greek tragedy on the contemporary American stage that have been produced by or for minority communities to challenge the long-standing stereotypes and political and social practices that have contributed to the marginalization of these cultures.

Contents:

'The Black Body' in TWAS' MEDEA and Pecong and CTH's Trojan Women

'Executing Stereotypes' in Luis Alfaro's Electricidad, Oedipus El Rey, and Mojada

Representing 'Woman' in Split Britches' Honey I'm Home, the F-RTC's Oedipus Rex XX/XY, and Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flynn's Lysistrata Jones

'Disidentification' in Allain Rochel's Bacchae, Tim O'Leary's The Wrath of Aphrodite, and Aaron Mark's Another Medea

Challenging the Stereotype of the 'Disabled Veteran' in Aquila's A Female Philoctetes and Outside the Wire's Ajax.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-108314-3

0-19-182307-4

0-19-108313-5