Book description
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…
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1 author picked Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Choosing five books that might be the most useful for anyone contemplating a revival of plays that were created for a single performance nearly two and a half thousand years ago is a daunting task, one I could have undertaken many times over.
While no practitioner would be recommended to try to recreate the original production, all would be advised not to ignore the circumstances which have contributed to the plays’ survival as living dramas.
Peter Arnott was rare among classicists in that his approach was primarily from a performance perspective.
He was himself a director of note, but also…
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