"David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theatre to students and enthusiasts interested in knowing how the plays were first performed. The book assumes no prior knowledge of the ancient world, and is written to answer the questions of those who want to know how the plays were perfo…
"David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theatre to students and enthusiasts interested in knowing how the plays were first performed. The book assumes no prior knowledge of the ancient world, and is written to answer the questions of those who want to know how the plays were perfo…
This first general history of Greek theatre from Hellenistic times to the foundation of the Modern Greek state in 1830 marks a radical departure from traditional methods of historiography. We like to think of history unfolding continuously, in an evolutionary form, but the story…
The long twilight of ancient theatre and drama -- Byzantium: high culture without theatre or dramatic literature? -- Re-inventing theatre: Renaissance and baroque Crete under Venetian rule (16th/17th century) -- Shaping a theatre tradition: the Ionian islands from Venetian to Br…
The long twilight of ancient theatre and drama -- Byzantium: high culture without theatre or dramatic literature? -- Re-inventing theatre: Renaissance and baroque Crete under Venetian rule (16th/17th century) -- Shaping a theatre tradition: the Ionian islands from Venetian to Br…
This first general history of Greek theatre from Hellenistic times to the foundation of the Modern Greek state in 1830 marks a radical departure from traditional methods of historiography. We like to think of history unfolding continuously, in an evolutionary form, but the story…