Greek Tragedy and the British Theatre 1660-1914 (Hardcover)

This lavishly illustrated book offers the first full, interdisciplinary investigation of the historical evidence for the presence of ancient Greek tragedy in the post-Restoration British theatre, where it reached a much wider audience - including women - than had access to the original texts. Archival research has excavated substantial amounts of new material, both visual and literary, which is presented in chronological order. But the fundamental aim is to explain why Greek tragedy, which played an elite role in the curricula of largely conservative schools and universities, was magnetically attractive to political radicals, progressive theatre professionals, and to the aesthetic avant-garde. All Greek has been translated, and the book will be essential reading for anyone interested in Greek tragedy, the reception of ancient Greece and Rome, theatre history, British social history, English studies, or comparative literature.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	September 2005
Authors:	Edith Hall • Fiona Macintosh
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 45mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	768
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-815087-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-19-815087-3
Barcode:	9780198150879

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