The Performance Reception of Greek Tragedy in Ancient Theatres - Couverture rigide

Nervegna, Sebastiana

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1107111374 ISBN 13 : 9781107111370

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2025

Synopsis

Greek tragedy enjoyed a rich afterlife on ancient stages. This book reconstructs that history across the entire Mediterranean area, from the fourth century BC to the early third century AD. It is based on an extensive collection of primary sources ranging from inscriptions and festival catalogues to literary records, tragedy-related vases from fourth-century Sicily and South Italy, and the Greek models of Roman Republican tragedies, with each one placed in its historical context. Sebastiana Nervegna identifies the Greek tragedies that formed the ancient theatrical repertoire, assesses how actors contributed to their survival and considers how public audiences continued to enjoy the theatrical masterpieces of Classical Athens. This is the first work entirely dedicated to the circulation of Greek tragedies among the larger public throughout antiquity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

SEBASTIANA NERVEGNA specialises in ancient theatre and has published many contributions on its history, archaeology, iconography and reception, including Menander in Antiquity: The Contexts of Reception (Cambridge, 2013).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1107111374
• ISBN 13: 9781107111370
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 438
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italie