Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater.
Title:
Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater.
Author:
Csapo, Eric.
ISBN:
9781444318043
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (249 pages)
Contents:
Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- 1 A Portrait of the Artist I: Theater-Realistic Art in Athens, 500-330 bc -- 2 A Portrait of the Artist II: Theater-Realistic Art in the Greek West, 400-300 bc -- 3 The Spread of Theater and the Rise of the Actor -- 4 Kallippides on the Floor Sweepings: The Limits of Realism in Classical Acting -- 5 Cooking with Menander: Slices from the Ancient Home Entertainment Industry? -- 6 The Politics of Privatization: A Short History of the Privatization of Drama from Classical Athens to Early Imperial Rome -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater examines actors and their popular reception from the origins of theater in Classical Greece to the Roman Empire Presents a highly original viewpoint into several new and contested fields of study Offers the first systematic survey of evidence for the spread of theater outside Athens and the impact of the expansion of theater upon actors and dramatic literature Addresses a study of the privatization of theater and reveals how it was driven by political interests Challenges preconceived notions about theater history.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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