Tyranny and theater in the ancient world : command performances /
Exploring persistent connections between absolute rulers and dramatic performance in Greek and Roman drama and history, Anne Duncan offers the reader a comprehensive insight into the juxtaposition between tyranny in the Greco-Roman theatre and world. From the mad kings of Greek and Roman tragedy to...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
[2025].
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| Summary: | Exploring persistent connections between absolute rulers and dramatic performance in Greek and Roman drama and history, Anne Duncan offers the reader a comprehensive insight into the juxtaposition between tyranny in the Greco-Roman theatre and world. From the mad kings of Greek and Roman tragedy to the relationships that Greek tyrants and Roman emperors cultivated with actors and playwrights, absolute power has had an inescapably theatricalizing effect on ruler and regime. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 246 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350426542 1350426547 9781350426580 135042658X |