The play of space : spatial transformation in Greek tragedy /
Is "space" a thing, a container, an abstraction, a metaphor, or a social construct? This much is certain: space is part and parcel of the theater, of what it is and how it works. In The Play of Space, noted classicist-director Rush Rehm offers a strikingly original approach to the spatial...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2002.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781400825073 1400825075 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Is "space" a thing, a container, an abstraction, a metaphor, or a social construct? This much is certain: space is part and parcel of the theater, of what it is and how it works. In The Play of Space, noted classicist-director Rush Rehm offers a strikingly original approach to the spatial parameters of Greek tragedy as performed in the open-air theater of Dionysus. Emphasizing the interplay between natural place and fictional setting, between the world visible to the audience and that evoked by individual tragedies, Rehm argues for an ecology of the ancient theater, one that "nests" fifth-cent |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 448 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-433) and index. |
| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |