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Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage

Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage( )
Author: Foley, Helene P.
Series title:Sather Classical Lectures
ISBN:978-1-283-62280-6
Publication Date:Jan 2012
Publisher:University of California Press
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $114.00
Book Description:

This book explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present. Despite the gap separating the world of classical Greece from our own, Greek tragedy has provided a fertile source for some of the most innovative American theater. Helene P. Foley shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration....
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