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A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity Martin Revermann (Professor Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada)

A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity By Martin Revermann (Professor Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada)

A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity by Martin Revermann (Professor Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada)

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A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity by Martin Revermann (Professor Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada)

Theatre was at the very heart of culture in Graeco-Roman civilizations and its influence permeated across social and class boundaries. The theatrical genres of tragedy, comedy, satyr play, mime and pantomime operate in Antiquity alongside the conception of theatre as both an entertainment for the masses and a vehicle for intellectual, political and artistic expression. Drawing together contributions from scholars in classics and theatre studies, this volume uniquely examines the Greek and Roman cultural spheres in conjunction with one another rather than in isolation. Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus: institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance; and knowledge transmission.

A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity Reviews

This book surely makes a significant contribution to the study of the theatrical experience of ancient Greeks and Romans ... Scholars from classics, theatre history, or performance studies can find fresh and compelling interventions in this collection. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

About Martin Revermann (Professor Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada)

Martin Revermann is Associate Professor of Classics and Theatre Studies at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction: Cultural History and the Theatres of Antiquity Martin Revermann, University of Toronto, Canada 1 Institutional Frameworks: Enabling the Theatrical Event Martin Revermann, University of Toronto, Canada 2 Social functions? Making the Case for a Functionless Theatre Sean Gurd, University of Missouri, USA 3 Sexuality and Gender: Off-Stage and Centre-Stage Ian Ruffell, University of Glasgow, UK 4 The Environment of Theatre: Experiencing Place in the Ancient World David Wiles, University of Exeter, UK 5 Circulation: Theatre as Mobile Political, Economic and Cultural Capital Patrick Hadley, University of Utah, USA 6 Interpretations: the Stage and its Interpretive Communities Martin Revermann, University of Toronto, Canada 7 Communities of Production: Pied Pipers and How to Pay Them; or, the Variegated Finance of Ancient Theatre Jane Lightfoot, University of Oxford, UK 8 Genres: Drama and Its Many Unhappy Returns Donald Sells, University of Michigan, USA 9 Technologies of Performance: Machines, Props, Dramaturgy Peter von Moellendorff, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany (translated from German by Martin Revermann) 10 Knowledge Transmission: Ancient Archives and Repertoires Johanna Hanink, Brown University, USA Notes Bibliography Index

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NGR9781350277571
9781350277571
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A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity by Martin Revermann (Professor Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada)
Martin Revermann (Professor Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Canada)
The Cultural Histories Series
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2022-01-13
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