Greek Drama and Dramatists
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ancient Greek drama genre comparison
ancient performance practice
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City Dionysia
classical literature studies
comedic dramaturgy
comedy
Creon
Danaid Trilogy
Demetrius Poliorcetes
dionysia
Dionysian festival origins
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Euripidean Tragedies
Follow
fragmenta
graecorum
Greek Drama
Held
middle
Middle Comedy
Mistress
North
Oc Le
Papyrus Fragments
PCG
playwright biographical research
Prometheus
Prometheus Bound
seven
Sophoclean Hero
Sponge
thebes
tragic poetry analysis
tragicorum
Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta
Vice Versa
Winged Horse
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Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780415260282
- Weight: 380g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jan 2002
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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. Additional helpful features include succinct coverage of almost sixty other authors, a chronology of significant people and events, and an anthology of translated texts, all of which have been previously inaccessible to students. An up-to-date study bibliography of further reading concludes the volume. Clear, concise and comprehensive, and written by an acknowledged expert in the field, Greek Drama and Dramatists will be a valuable orientation text at both sixth form and undergraduate level.
