| Radical Theatre: Greek Tragedy and the Modern World Contributor(s): Rehm, Rush (Author) |
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ISBN: 0715629166 ISBN-13: 9780715629161 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Why should Greek tragedy matter now? This book opens a dialogue between the tragic theatre in ancient Athens and the multiple performances of the modern world. In five interconnected chapters, Rush Rehm engages tragedy on its own terms, using our oldest theatre as inspiration for how we might shape the theatre of the future.Part analysis, part polemic, "Radical Theatre" engages the aesthetic, political and ethical challenges of Greek tragedy as a means of confronting what tomorrow??'s theatre can do. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Drama - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 882.010 |
| LCCN: 2004426582 |
| Series: Classical Inter/Faces |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.58" W x 9.16" (0.73 lbs) 174 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why should Greek tragedy matter now? This book opens a dialogue between the tragic theatre in ancient Athens and the multiple performances of the modern world. In five interconnected chapters, Rush Rehm engages tragedy on its own terms, using our oldest theatre as inspiration for how we might shape the theatre of the future. Part analysis, part polemic, this book engages the aesthetic, political and ethical challenges of Greek tragedy as a means of confronting what tomorrow's theatre can do. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rehm, Rush: - Rush Rehm is Associate Professor of Drama and Classics at Stanford University and works professionally as an actor and director when he can. He is the author of The Oresteia: A Theatre Version (1978), Greek Tragic Theatre (1992), Marriage to Death: The Conflation of Weddings and Funerals in Greek Tragedy (1994), and The Play of Space: Spatial Transformation in Greek Tragedy (2002). |