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Theatre in ancient Greek society / J.R. Green.

By: Green, J. R. (John Richard), 1936-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Routledge, 1994 (1996 [printing])Description: xxii,234p : ill, ports ; 24 cm + pbk.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415143594 (m); 9780415143592.Subject(s): Greek drama -- History and criticism | Theater -- Greece -- History | Theater and society -- Greece -- History | Performing Arts | Theatre studies | Feminism & feminist theory | Ancient history | Archaeology by period / regionDDC classification: 792.0938 GRE Summary: The author examines the social setting and function of ancient Greek theatre through the thousand years of its performing history. He draws most of his evidence from a wide range of archaeological material.
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In Theatre in Ancient Greek Society the author examines the social setting and function of ancient Greek theatre through the thousand years of its performance history. Instead of using written sources, which were intended only for a small, educated section of the population, he draws most of his evidence from a wide range of archaeological material - from cheap, mass-produced vases and figurines to elegant silverware produced for the dining tables of the wealthy.
This is the first study examining the function and impact of the theatre in ancient Greek society by employing an archaeological approach.

Originally published: 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The author examines the social setting and function of ancient Greek theatre through the thousand years of its performing history. He draws most of his evidence from a wide range of archaeological material.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface Abbreviations Figures
  • 1 Introduction: Early Athenian theatre
  • Setting and context
  • 2 The Early Period and the Fifth Century: the visual evidence
  • 3 The Late Fifth and the Fourth Centuries
  • 4 Theatre at the Transition to the Hellenistic World
  • 5 Theatre in the Hellenistic World
  • 6 Conventions and the Classics: Greek theatre in the Roman world
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index