Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater

Copyright © 2010 Eric Csapo

Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater

Author(s): Eric Csapo

Published Online: 15 JAN 2010

Print ISBN: 9781405135368

Online ISBN: 9781444318036

DOI: 10.1002/9781444318036

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Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater examines actors and their popular reception from the origins of theater in Classical Greece to the Roman Empire

  • Presents a highly original viewpoint into several new and contested fields of study
  • Offers the first systematic survey of evidence for the spread of theater outside Athens and the impact of the expansion of theater upon actors and dramatic literature
  • Addresses a study of the privatization of theater and reveals how it was driven by political interests
  • Challenges preconceived notions about theater history

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xiv)

    2. Chapter 1

      A Portrait of the Artist I: Theater-Realistic Art in Athens, 500–330 BC (pages 1–37)

    3. Chapter 2

      A Portrait of the Artist II: Theater-Realistic Art in the Greek West, 400–300 BC (pages 38–82)

    4. Chapter 3

      The Spread of Theater and the Rise of the Actor (pages 83–116)

    5. Chapter 4

      Kallippides on the Floor Sweepings: The Limits of Realism in Classical Acting (pages 117–139)

    6. Chapter 5

      Cooking with Menander: Slices from the Ancient Home Entertainment Industry? (pages 140–167)

    7. Chapter 6

      The Politics of Privatization: A Short History of the Privatization of Drama from Classical Athens to Early Imperial Rome (pages 168–204)

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      Bibliography (pages 205–226)

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      Index (pages 227–233)

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