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Greek tragedy on the move : the birth of a Panhellenic art form c. 500-300 BC /

This work is one of the first full studies of the dissemination of Greek tragedy in the archaic and classical periods. Drawing on recent research in network theory, it seeks to reinterpret classical tragedy as a Panhellenic art form. It thereby offers a radically new perspective on the interpretatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stewart, Edmund (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Classical drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Greek drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Tragédie ancienne > Histoire et critique.
Tragédie grecque > Histoire et critique.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Ancient Languages.
Classical drama (Tragedy)
Greek drama (Tragedy)
Tragödie
Griechenland > Altertum
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Hochschulschrift.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Background I: Travelling Heroes and Panhellenic Tragedy
  • 2. The Background II: Wandering Poets, Panhellenic Networks, and Professionalism
  • 3. Tragedy in Attica c.500-300 bc
  • 4. Tragedy outside Attica c.500-450 bc
  • 5. Tragedy outside Attica c.450-400 bc
  • 6. Tragedy outside Attica c.400-300 bc.