Radical theatre : Greek tragedy and the modern world / Rush Rehm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rehm, Rush.

Series:

Classical Inter/faces

Classical inter/faces

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.

Greek drama (Tragedy).

Greek drama (Tragedy)--Appreciation--Foreign countries.

Greek drama--Modern presentation.

Greek drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Bloomsbury, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why should Greek tragedy matter now? This book opens a dialogue between the tragic theatre in ancient Athens and the multiple performances of the modern world. In five interconnected essays, Rush Rehm engages tragedy on its own terms, using our oldest theatre as inspiration for how we might shape the theatre of the future. 'Theatre, Artifice, Environment' explores the difference between the outdoor theatre of Athens and the artificial interiors of modern performance. 'Theatre and Fear' compares the terrors confronted in Greek tragedy with our own, seemingly distant fears (environmental destruc

Contents:

Cover; Contents; A Note to the Reader; Introduction: Timely Thoughts; 1. Theatre, Artifice, Environment; 2. Tragedy and Fear; 3. The Fate of Agency, the Agency of Fate; 4. Tragedy and Ideology; 5. Tragedy and Time; Epilogue: Progress and Survival; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781472502346

1472502345

9781472502339

1472502337

OCLC:

870245595