Mask and performance in greek tragedy: from ancient festival to modern experimentation
Auteur :
Wiles, David
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107404793
Date de publication :
19 juil. 2012
Dimensions :
24,6 x 18,9 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
600 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Why did Greek actors in the age of Sophocles always wear masks? In this 2007 volume, David Wiles provides the first book-length study of this question, surveying the evidence of vases and other monuments, and examining experiments with the mask in twentieth-century theatre.