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Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater
Contributor(s): Csapo, Eric (Author)
ISBN: 1118782887     ISBN-13: 9781118782880
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $34.15  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning
- Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical
Dewey: 792.028
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 248 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
 
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Publisher Description:
Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater examines actors and their popular reception from the origins of theater in Classical Greece to the Roman Empire
  • Presents a highly original viewpoint into several new and contested fields of study
  • Offers the first systematic survey of evidence for the spread of theater outside Athens and the impact of the expansion of theater upon actors and dramatic literature
  • Addresses a study of the privatization of theater and reveals how it was driven by political interests
  • Challenges preconceived notions about theater history