Plays are written to be performed rather than read, and the classical plays of the past are exception. Physical factors such as theatrical architecture and stage design are therefore of major importance in the study of dramatic literature. This richly documented book examines two famous plays separated by a span of over 2000 years and performed in two distinctly different types of theatre. The broad, historical perspective of the study is brought into sharp relief by an in-depth analysis of the two plays in question: the Hippolytos of Euripides (428 B.C.) and Racine's Phedre (1677).
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN-10
0820411825
ISBN-13
9780820411828
eBay Product ID (ePID)
158286361
Product Key Features
Author
Mary Pittas-Herschbach
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Other Performing Arts
Additional Product Features
Issn
0724-1445
Series Part/Volume Number
32
First Published
1990
Series Title
American University Studies, Series 3: Comparative Literature
Content Note
1 Ill.
Author Biography
The Author: Mary Pittas-Herschbach teaches French at the University of Maryland. She received her B.A. from the University of Illinois, and her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.