UID:
almahu_9948663647802882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 233 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781108663878 (ebook)
Content:
Studies of ancient theater have traditionally taken Athens as their creative center. In this book, however, the lens is widened to examine the origins and development of ancient drama, and particularly comedy, within a Sicilian and southern Italian context. Each chapter explores a different category of theatrical evidence, from the literary (fragments of Epicharmus and cult traditions) to the artistic (phylax vases) and the archaeological (theater buildings). Kathryn G. Bosher argues that, unlike in classical Athens, the golden days of theatrical production on Sicily coincided with the rule of tyrants, rather than with democratic interludes. Moreover, this was not accidental, but plays and the theater were an integral part of the tyrants' propaganda system. The volume will appeal widely to classicists and to theater historians.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Mar 2021).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108493871
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108663878
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