Actors and icons of the ancient theater

Actors and icons of the ancient theater / Eric Csapo.

Author/creator	Csapo, Eric
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Description	xiv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Acting--History --To 1500. Theater--Greece --History --To 500. Theater--History --To 500. Theater--Rome. Actors--Greece. Actors--Rome.

Contents	A portrait of the artist I : theater-realistic art in Athens, 500-330 BC -- A portrait of the artist II : theater-realistic art in the Greek west, 400-300 BC -- The spread of theater and the rise of the actor -- Kallippides on the floor sweepings : the limits of realism in classical acting -- Cooking with Menander : slices from the ancient home entertainment industry? -- The politics of privatization : a short history of the privatization of drama from classical Athens to early imperial Rome.
Summary	This work examines actors and their popular reception from the origins of theatre in Classical Greece to the Roman Empire. The book presents a highly original viewpoint into several new and contested fields of study and offers a systematic survey of evidence for the spread of theatre outside Athens.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009027227
ISBN	9781405135368 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1405135360 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PA3203 .C78 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold