Sebastiana Nervegna

The Performance Reception of Greek Tragedy in Ancient Theatres

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Produktbeschreibung

Reconstructs the rich afterlife of Greek tragedy on ancient stages across the entire Mediterranean area, from the fourth century BC to the early third century AD. Draws on an extensive collection of documentary, literary and visual sources and considers the role of actors and audiences in the plays' survival.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 430
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781107111370
• ISBN-10: 1107111374
• Artikelnr.: 71954960

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Note on spelling, conventions and abbreviations
Introduction: reconstructing the performance reception of Greek tragedy in antiquity
1. Athens, Attica and the beginning of the performance reception
2. Poets and plays: performing tragedies from fourth-century Athens to republican Rome
3. Actors, festivals and tragedies from the Hellenistic to the Roman period
4. Selecting tragedies for audiences and readers
Epilogue performing classics
Appendix I: sources for the performance reception of identifiable Greek tragedies
Appendix II: sources for the performance reception of unidentifiable Greek tragedies
References
Index.