Greek Tragedy and the British Theatre 1660-1914
This lavishly illustrated book offers the first full, interdisciplinary investigation of the historical evidence for the presence of ancient Greek tragedy in the post-Restoration British theatre, where it reached a much wider audience--including women--than had access to the original texts. Archival research has excavated substantial amounts of new material, both visual and literary, which is presented in chronological order. But the fundamental aim is to explain why Greek tragedy, which played an elite role in the curricula of largely conservative schools and universities, was magnetically attractive to political radicals, progressive theatr…
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Weitere Autoren: Macintosh, Fiona
- ISBN: 978-0-19-815087-9
- EAN: 9780198150879
- Produktnummer: 22666693
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 723 S.
- Masse: H20.4 cm x B14.9 cm x D4.5 cm 1'207 g
- Gewicht: 1207
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Edith Hall is Leverhulme Professor of Greek Cultural History at the University of Durham.Fiona Macintosh is Senior Research Fellow at the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at the University of Oxford.
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Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind
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