Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre

by Peter D. Arnott

Professor Arnott discusses the practical staging of Greek plays, and relates theatre practice to literary structure by demonstrating, for example, how the buidings themselves imposed particular constraints on actors and writers alike. This book should be of interest to advanced students of classics, theatre studies and literature.

Genres: Theatre

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

1931-1990

Reviews

[Maria Cullimore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insightful and engaging, this book was a massive eye-opener in terms of how I will read plays of the theatre of Ancient Greece. Arnott is relentless in backing up his points with play text which serves to give a well-rounded picture of the subject. I would however recommend that other readers familiarise themselves with short synopses of the plays mentioned to get the most from the book.

[Neal · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you're reading or studying Greek drama, this book is indispensable. It illuminates the practical difficulties the Greeks had in staging the plays of antiquity and fairly successfully bridges the often enormous gap in cultural understanding.

[Nick Wellings · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent.