Adapting Greek Tragedy - Contemporary Contexts for Ancient Texts (Hardcover)

Adaptations of Greek tragedy are increasingly claiming our attention as a dynamic way of engaging with a dramatic genre that flourished in Greece some twenty-five centuries ago but remains as vital as ever. In this volume, fifteen leading scholars and practitioners of the theatre systematically discuss contemporary adaptations of Greek tragedy and explore the challenges and rewards involved therein. Adopting a variety of methodologies, viewpoints and approaches, the volume offers surveys of recent developments in the field, engages with challenging theoretical issues, and shows how adapting Greek tragedy can throw new light on a range of contemporary issues - from our relation to the classical past and our shifting perceptions of ethnic and cultural identities to the place, function and market-value of Greek drama in today's cultural industries. The volume will be welcomed by students and scholars in Classics, Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies, as well as by theatre practitioners.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2021
Editors:	Vayos Liapis • Avra Sidiropoulou
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	446
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-15570-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > BC to 500 CE, Ancient & classical world Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Promotions
LSN:	1-107-15570-3
Barcode:	9781107155701

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