Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage Hardback
by Helene P. Foley
Part of the Sather Classical Lectures series
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This book explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present.
Despite the gap separating the world of classical Greece from our own, Greek tragedy has provided a fertile source for some of the most innovative American theater.
Helene P. Foley shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies--over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration.
Although Greek tragedy was often initially embraced for its melodramatic possibilities, by the twentieth century it became a vehicle not only for major developments in the history of American theater and dance, but also for exploring critical tensions in American cultural and political life.
Drawing on a wide range of sources--archival, video, interviews, and reviews--Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage provides the most comprehensive treatment of the subject available.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:396 pages, 26 b-w photographs
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2012
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- ISBN:9780520272446
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:396 pages, 26 b-w photographs
- Publisher:University of California Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780520272446
