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Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily
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Artikel-Nr:
9781108725651
Veröffentl:
2022
Erscheinungsdatum:
10.03.2022
Seiten:
247
Autor:
Kathryn G Bosher
Gewicht:
399 g
Format:
244x170x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Kathryn G.. Bosher was Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Northwestern University until her death in 2013. She was editor of Theater Outside Athens: Drama in Greek Sicily and South Italy (Cambridge, 2012) and coeditor of The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas (2015).
Provides a new and broader perspective on ancient theater by focusing on its origins and development in Sicily and southern Italy, especially in connection with comedy. Examining the fragments of Epicharmus, cult traditions, vase paintings and theater archaeology, Kathryn G. Bosher explores the link between politics and art on the island.
Introduction; 1. Out of the shadows: Epicharmus and early performance in Syracuse; 2. Cult and circumstance; 3. Politics and propaganda; 4. Taking theater home: images of comedy and tragedy on vases; 5. Drama in public: stone theaters in the west; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.