Storey Guide to Ancient Greek Drama

ISBN: 1405102152

Author: Storey, Ian C.

Condition: New

This Blackwell Guide introduces ancient Greek drama, which flourished principally in Athens from the sixth century BC to the third century BC.A broad-ranging and systematically organised introduction to ancient Greek drama.Discusses all three genres of Greek drama - tragedy, comedy, and satyr play.Provides overviews of the five surviving playwrights - Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, and brief entries on lost playwrights.Covers contextual issues such as: the origins of dramatic art forms; the conventions of the festivals and the theatre; the relationship between drama and the worship of Dionysos; the political dimension; and how to read and watch Greek drama.Includes 46 one-page synopses of each of the surviving plays.