The Faber Pocket Guide to Greek and Roman Drama

• Date de parution : 20/11/2014
• Editeur : Faber And Faber Digital
• EAN : 9780571318803
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• Support : Livre numérique

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An essential, refreshingly accessible guide to Greek and Roman drama containing entries for forty plays by all the major dramatists in the classical world - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence and Seneca.Features include:Playwright biographiesSynopses and... Voir plus

An essential, refreshingly accessible guide to Greek and Roman drama containing entries for forty plays by all the major dramatists in the classical world - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence and Seneca.Features include:Playwright biographiesSynopses and detailed commentaryAdvice on the best translations availableA survey of the ancient theatre and its social and political background.Written by John Burgess, freelance director and former Head of New Writing at the National Theatre, this book is an indispensable resource for the theatregoer, student and general reader.