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Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Arnott, Peter D. (Author)
ISBN: 0415062993     ISBN-13: 9780415062992
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $44.60  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 1991
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Annotation: Widely known for his puppet versions of Greek plays, classicist and theatre scholar Peter Arnott approaches Greek drama as a living art form, not as an antiquarian study. In this work, Arnott explores the way Greek drama was performed in ancient society, emphasizing the practical staging of these works and how the buildings themselves imposed particular constraints on actors and writers alike. In the process, he illuminates the literary patterns of these works as well as revealing the dynamic between performance and audience response. Examining each aspect of production -- actors, chorus, audience, costume, speech -- Arnott elucidates the organic relationship of Greek dramas to their original settings. The result is a captivating assessment of an ancient art form and a lively recreation of Greek plays.
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BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts
Dewey: 792.093
Lexile Measure: 1070
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.60 lbs) 212 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
 
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Peter Arnott discusses Greek drama not as an antiquarian study but as a living art form. He removes the plays from the library and places them firmly in the theatre that gave them being. Invoking the practical realities of stagecraft, he illuminates the literary patterns of the plays, the performance disciplines, and the audience responses.
Each component of the productions - audience, chorus, actors, costume, speech - is examined in the context of its own society and of theatre practice in general, with examples from other cultures. Professor Arnott places great emphasis on the practical staging of Greek plays, and how the buildings themselves imposed particular constraints on actors and writers alike. Above all, he sets out to make practical sense of the construction of Greek plays, and their organic relationship to their original setting.