Mask and Performance in Greek Tragedy: From Ancient Festival to Modern Experimentation - Softcover

Wiles, David

 
9781107404793: Mask and Performance in Greek Tragedy: From Ancient Festival to Modern Experimentation

Synopsis

A 2007 study of the mask in Greek tragedy, covering both ancient and modern performances.

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Review

'This is one of the most important books on Greek drama to appear in the last twenty years.' Journal of Hellenic Studies

Book Description

Why did Greek actors in the age of Sophocles always wear masks? In this 2007 volume, David Wiles provides the first book-length study of this question, surveying the evidence of vases and other monuments, and examining experiments with the mask in twentieth-century theatre.

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ISBN 10:  0521865220 ISBN 13:  9780521865227
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007
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