Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater 1st Edition by Eric Csapo ISBN 1405135360 9781405135368

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ISBN 10: 1405135360

ISBN 13: 9781405135368 

Author: Eric Csapo 

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:

Chapter 1: A Portrait of the Artist I: Theater-Realistic Art in Athens, 500–330 BC
Chapter 2: A Portrait of the Artist II: Theater-Realistic Art in the Greek West, 400–300 BC
Chapter 3: The Spread of Theater and the Rise of the Actor
Chapter 4: Kallippides on the Floor Sweepings: The Limits of Realism in Classical Acting
Chapter 5: Cooking with Menander: Slices from the Ancient Home Entertainment Industry?
Chapter 6: The Politics of Privatization: A Short History of the Privatization of Drama from Classical Athens to Early Imperial Rome

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