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The drama of ancient Greece : from ritual to theater.

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Traces Greek theater from ancient harvest rites to the golden age of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. Key scenes from 'Antigone', 'Oedipus Tyrranus', 'Medea', and 'Lysistrata' show how these works remain relevant by exploring the timeless the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors: Aeschylus, Iacono, Paul, Barrett, Joe, Anderson, Douglas, 1953-, Foley, Helene P., 1942-, Henderson, Jeffrey, 1946-, Fagles, Robert, Meineck, Peter, 1967-, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2001]
Subjects:
Greek drama > History and criticism.
Theater > Greece > History > To 500.
Theaters > Greece > Athens.
Theaters > Design and construction.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Internet videos.
Video recordings.
Online Access:Connect to this online video
Table of Contents:
  • Dionysus and theater
  • Theater of Dionysus
  • Greek theater and politics
  • Sophocles' "Antigone"
  • Antigone's challenge to Creon
  • Greek chorus
  • Translating Greek tragedies
  • Creon and ethical decisions
  • Catharsis and hamartia
  • Facial expressions vs. masks
  • Content of Greek dramas
  • Greek Dramas in 5th century B.C.
  • Euripides' "Medea"
  • Gender issues in Greek Drama
  • Greek comedy and Aristophanes
  • Licentiousness in Greek comedy
  • Greek drama and today
  • Evolution of theater.