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This series of twenty complementary essays by experts in the field explores the art, social status, reputation and image of the ancient actor in the Greek and Roman worlds, from the sixth century B.C. to the Byzantine period. It covers tragedy, comedy, mime and pantomime and offers a full overview of the most important ancient evidence. In some essays new questions are asked, and in others, completely new evidence is offered. Numerous illustrations are included and all Greek and Latin passages are translated.
This collection of twenty essays examines the art, profession and
idea of the actor in Greek and Roman antiquity, and has been
commissioned and arranged to cast as much interdisciplinary and
transhistorical light as possible on these elusive but fascinating
ancient professionals. It covers a chronological span from the
sixth century BC to Byzantium (and even beyond to the way that
ancient actors have influenced the arts from the Renaissance to the
twentieth century) and stresses the huge geographical spread of
ancient actors. Some essays focus on particular themes, such as the
evidence for women actors or the impact of acting on the
presentation of suicide in literature; others offer completely new
evidence, such as graffiti relating to actors in Asia Minor; others
ask new questions, such as what subjective experience can be
reconstructed for the ancient actor. There are numerous
illustrations and all Greek and Latin passages are translated.
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