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Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater

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Paperback, 248 blz. | Engels
John Wiley & Sons | e druk, 2013
ISBN13: 9781118782880
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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

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ISBN13:9781118782880
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:248

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List of illustrations vi
<p>Preface viii</p>
<p>List of abbreviations xiii</p>
<p>1 A Portrait of the Artist I: Theater–Realistic Art in Athens, 500 330 BC 1</p>
<p>2 A Portrait of the Artist II: Theater–Realistic Art in the Greek West, 400 300 BC 38</p>
<p>3 The Spread of Theater and the Rise of the Actor 83</p>
<p>4 Kallippides on the Floor Sweepings: The Limits of Realism in Classical Acting 117</p>
<p>5 Cooking with Menander: Slices from the Ancient Home Entertainment Industry? 140</p>
<p>6 The Politics of Privatization: A Short History of the Privatization of Drama from Classical Athens to Early Imperial Rome 168</p>
<p>Bibliography 205</p>
<p>Index 227</p>

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