Objects as actors :: props and the poetics of performance in Greek tragedy /

"'Objects as Actors' charts a new approach to Greek tragedy based on an obvious, yet often overlooked, fact: Greek tragedy was meant to be performed. As plays, the works were incomplete without physical items - theatrical props. The author shows the importance of objects in the stagin...

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Main Author: Mueller, Melissa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"'Objects as Actors' charts a new approach to Greek tragedy based on an obvious, yet often overlooked, fact: Greek tragedy was meant to be performed. As plays, the works were incomplete without physical items - theatrical props. The author shows the importance of objects in the staging and reception of Athenian tragedy."--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226313009
022631300X

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