Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily

Provides a new and broader perspective on ancient theater by focusing on its origins and development in Sicily and southern Italy, especially in connection with comedy. Examining the fragments of Epicharmus, cult traditions, vase paintings and theater archaeology, Kathryn G. Bosher explores the link between politics and art on the island.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Out of the shadows: Epicharmus and early performance in Syracuse; 2. Cult and circumstance; 3. Politics and propaganda; 4. Taking theater home: images of comedy and tragedy on vases; 5. Drama in public: stone theaters in the west; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Kathryn G.. Bosher was Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Northwestern University until her death in 2013. She was editor of Theater Outside Athens: Drama in Greek Sicily and South Italy (Cambridge, 2012) and coeditor of The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas (2015).Edith Hall is Professor of Classics at King's College London.Clemente Marconi is James R. McCredie Professor of Greek Art and Archaeology at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.

Summary

Provides a new and broader perspective on ancient theater by focusing on its origins and development in Sicily and southern Italy, especially in connection with comedy. Examining the fragments of Epicharmus, cult traditions, vase paintings and theater archaeology, Kathryn G. Bosher explores the link between politics and art on the island.

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn G Bosher, Kathryn G. Bosher, Kathryn G. (Northwestern University Bosher
• Assisted by: Edith Hall (Editor), Edith (King's College London) Hall (Editor), Clemente Marconi (Editor), Clemente (New York University) Marconi (Editor), Marconi Clemente (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781108725651
• ISBN: 978-1-108-72565-1
• No. of pages: 247
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, Sicily, Theatre Studies, History of Art, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE