Costume In Greek Tragedy

"Costume in Greek Tragedy is the first book-length survey of tragic costume to be published in almost fifty years. The core of the book focuses on tragic costume in its original performance context of fifth-century Athens, but the implications of subsequent uses in Roman and modern performances are also discussed. Most importantly, the reader is invited to think about how tragic costume worked as a language in ancient performance and was manipulated physically and verbally in order to create meaning. The major aspects of this language are explored through the examination of costume in a range of ancient tragedies, including Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Sophocles' Electra, and Euripides' Medea, Hippolytus, and Bacchae"--Page 4 of cover.

Year

2011

Language

English

Publisher

Bristol Classical Press

Editions

1

Pages

154

ISBN

9780715639450

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