The Origins of Theater in Ancient Greece and Beyond: From Ritual to Drama - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052174833X ISBN 13: 9780521748339

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

The most thorough examination of the evidence for the pre-history and origin of drama to date.

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Review:

'Jane Harrison and the Cambridge Ritualists, early in the twentieth century, fixed firmly in our minds the view that drama developed out of religious ritual. But how did this happen? And is the view unassailable? This important book, consisting of seventeen essays that grew out of a colloquium, is the most thorough and wide-ranging attempt for surprisingly many years to address these and related questions.' Robin Waterfield, Heythrop Journal

Book Description:

The Origins of Theater in Ancient Greece and Beyond examines the evidence for the pre-history and origin of drama. The book brings together seventeen essays by leading scholars in a variety of fields, including classical archaeology, iconography, cultural history, theater history, philosophy, and religion.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 052174833X
• ISBN 13: 9780521748339
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 462
• Editor: Csapo Eric, Miller Margaret C.