Nothing to Do with Dionysos? Athenian Drama in Its Social Context - Softcover

9780691015255: Nothing to Do with Dionysos? Athenian Drama in Its Social Context
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 

These critically diverse and innovative essays are aimed at restoring the social context of ancient Greek drama. Theatrical productions, which included music and dancing, were civic events in honor of the god Dionysos and were attended by a politically stratified community, whose delegates handled all details from the seating arrangements to the qualifications of choral competitors. The growing complexity of these performances may have provoked the Athenian saying "nothing to do with Dionysos" implying that theater had lost its exclusive focus on its patron. This collection considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. The contributors, in addition to the editors, include Simon Goldhill, Jeffrey Henderson, David Konstan, Franois Lissarrague, Oddone Longo, Nicole Loraux, Josiah Ober, Ruth Padel, James Redfield, Niall W. Slater, Barry Strauss, and Jesper Svenbro.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

From the Back Cover:
'The more we learn about the original production of tragedies and comedies in Athens the more it seems wrong even to call them plays in the modern sense of the word, ' write the editors in this collection of critically diverse innovative essays aimed at restoring the social context of ancient Greek drama.
Review:
"[A] valuable volume.... [The essays] are generally not only adventurous and various, but ... thought-provoking advances."---Oliver Taplin, The Times Literary Supplement

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780691068145: Nothing to Do with Dionysos?: Athenian Drama in Its Social Context

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780691068145
Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1990
Hardcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Winkler, John J.
Published by Princeton University Press (1992)
ISBN 10: 0691015252 ISBN 13: 9780691015255
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Austin, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0691015252

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 48.30
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Winkler, John J.
Published by Princeton University Press (1992)
ISBN 10: 0691015252 ISBN 13: 9780691015255
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0691015252

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 48.36
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.30
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Winkler, John J.
Published by Princeton University Press (1992)
ISBN 10: 0691015252 ISBN 13: 9780691015255
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
LibraryMercantile
(Humble, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # newMercantile_0691015252

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 49.73
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Winkler, John J.
Published by Princeton University Press (1992)
ISBN 10: 0691015252 ISBN 13: 9780691015255
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wizard Books
(Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0691015252

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 49.25
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.50
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Winkler, John J.
Published by Princeton University Press (1992)
ISBN 10: 0691015252 ISBN 13: 9780691015255
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0691015252

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 48.81
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Published by Princeton University Press (1992)
ISBN 10: 0691015252 ISBN 13: 9780691015255
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Hafa Adai Books
(Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # Hafa_fresh_0691015252

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 54.74
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 3.95
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

John J. Winkler
Published by Princeton University Press (1992)
ISBN 10: 0691015252 ISBN 13: 9780691015255
New PAP Quantity: 2
Seller:
PBShop.store US
(Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # WP-9780691015255

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 60.76
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Winkler, John J.; Zeitlin, Froma I. (EDT)
Published by Princeton University Press (1992)
ISBN 10: 0691015252 ISBN 13: 9780691015255
New Softcover Quantity: 2
Seller:
GreatBookPrices
(Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 402365-n

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 63.88
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Published by Princeton University Press (1992)
ISBN 10: 0691015252 ISBN 13: 9780691015255
New Soft Cover Quantity: 10
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780691015255

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 71.99
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Published by Princeton University Press (1992)
ISBN 10: 0691015252 ISBN 13: 9780691015255
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
BennettBooksLtd
(LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.35. Seller Inventory # Q-0691015252

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
US$ 70.73
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 5.13
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book