Ancient Dancer in the Modern World - Responses to Greek and Roman Dance

Informationen zum Autor Fiona Macintosh became Director of the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama in January 2010, after ten years as Senior Research Fellow. In 2008 she was made Reader in Greek and Roman Drama. She is currently Supernumerary Fellow of St Hilda's College and University Lecturer in the Reception of Greek and Roman Literature. She is author of Dying Acts: Death in Ancient Greek and Modern Irish Tragic Drama (1994; 1995), Greek Tragedy and the British Theatre 1660-1914 (Oxford University Press; 2005), and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Tyrannus' (2009). She has co-edited numerous APGRD publications: Dionysus Since 69 (with Edith Hall and Amanda Wrigley) (Oxford University Press; 2004), Agamemnon in Performance 458BC to AD2005 (with Pantelis Michelakis, Edith Hall, and Oliver Taplin) (Oxford University Press; 2005). Klappentext The first systematic study of the impact of ideas about ancient Greek and Roman dance on modern theatrical and choreographic practices. With contributions from experts in a range of fields, the volume presents a wide conspectus on an under-explored but central aspect of classical reception, dance and theatre history, and the history of ideas. Zusammenfassung The first systematic study of the impact of ideas about ancient Greek and Roman dance on modern theatrical and choreographic practices. With contributions from experts in a range of fields, the volume presents a wide conspectus on an under-explored but central aspect of classical reception, dance and theatre history, and the history of ideas.

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• Autori: Fiona Macintosh, Fiona (Director of the Archive of Perfo Macintosh, Fiona M. Macintosh
• Con la collaborazione di: Fiona Macintosh (Editore), Fiona M. Macintosh (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.07.2012
• EAN: 9780199656936
• ISBN: 978-0-19-965693-6
• Pagine: 532
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica classica; Dance, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, Theatre Studies, Other performing arts, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, BCE period – Protohistory, Dance & Other Performing Arts