| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 192 pages) |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 HISTORY OF THE DRAMATIC GENRES -- chapter 2 THE AUTHORS -- chapter Life and works -- chapter Proļ¬le -- chapter Life and works -- chapter Surviving plays (of which at least half is preserved) -- chapter 3 CHRONOLOGY OF GREEK DRAMA -- chapter 4 ANTHOLOGY OF TEXTS -- chapter Aristophanes' Frogs -- chapter The Persians, ll. 796-831 -- chapter Agamemnon, ll. 160-217 -- chapter Choephoroi, ll. 869-930 -- chapter Helen, ll. 437-482 -- chapter Euphorion (?), Prometheus Bound, ll. 907-940 -- chapter The Acharnians, ll. 43-133 -- chapter Unknown play, fr. 804 -- chapter Eupolis, The Flatterers (Kolakes), fr. 172 -- chapter Plato, Phaon, fr. 188.5-21 -- chapter Philemon, The Soldier (Stratiotes), fr. 82 -- chapter Anonymous, fr. 1000 from Comica Adespota -- chapter 5 TESTIMONIA -- chapter 6 SELECT FURTHER READING |
| Summary |
The history of European drama began at the festivals of Dionysus in ancient Athens, where tragedy, satyr-drama and comedy were performed. Understanding this background is vital for students of classical, literary and theatrical subjects, and Alan H. Sommerstein's accessible study is the ideal introduction. The book begins by looking at the social and theatrical contexts and different characteristics of the three genres of ancient Greek drama. It then examines the five main dramatists whose works survive - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes and Menander - discussing their styles, techniques and ideas, and giving short synopses of all their extant plays |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-180) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Greek drama -- History and criticism
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Theater -- Greece -- History -- To 500
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism.
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Greek drama
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Theater
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Drama
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Dramatiker
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Griechisch
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Toneelstukken.
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Griekse oudheid.
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Greece
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Griechisch.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2001045713 |
| ISBN |
0415260272 |
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9780415260275 |
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0415260280 |
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9780415260282 |
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0203424980 |
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9780203424988 |
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