In the Theatre of Dionysos: Democracy and Tragedy in Ancient Athens

Ancient Athens was unique in its politics, extraordinary in its religion and fanatic about its poetry. Yet...
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Author: Richard C. Sewell
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Language: English
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In the Theatre of Dionysos: Democracy and Tragedy in Ancient Athens by Sewell, Richard C.

In the Theatre of Dionysos: Democracy and Tragedy in Ancient Athens

€69,56

In the Theatre of Dionysos: Democracy and Tragedy in Ancient Athens

€69,56
Author: Richard C. Sewell
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Ancient Athens was unique in its politics, extraordinary in its religion and fanatic about its poetry. Yet its creativity peaked in a time of prolonged, avoidable and catastrophic war; the brilliance of Greek tragedy blazed while the people who made it were bringing ruinous defeat upon themselves. This book describes the parallel lives of Athenian democracy and Athenian tragedy--how and why they concurrently arose, blossomed and died, shaped especially by a fatal Athenian penchant for war. The author, an actor visiting the Theater of Dionysos at Athens (where the Greek tragedies premiered), considers what hints time has left us of the life and death of Greek tragedy and of the three tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides) some few of whose plays survive. He demonstrates how drama emerged from a fusion of four unique elements in Greek culture: bardic poetry; open sporting competition; uncodified religion; and exploratory philosophy. With glimpses of the authors, backers, performers and audiences who collectively created that astounding body of work, the book imagines the evolution of the tragic genre from a practitioner's viewpoint.

Author: Richard C. Sewell
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 07/01/2007
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.30w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780786429936
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 250

About the Author
Richard C. Sewell, AEA, a founding director of The Theater at Monmouth in 1970, directed and acted there until 1993. He taught directing and theater history for the Colby College Theater and Dance department from 1974 to 2001. He lives in Maine, writing and directing. His plays have had recent productions in New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.


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