{"product_id":"mask-and-performance-in-greek-tragedy-from-ancient-festival-to-modern-experimentation-paperback-9781107404793","title":"Mask and Performance in Greek Tragedy; From Ancient Festival to Modern Experimentation (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107404793","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMask and Performance in Greek Tragedy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Ancient Festival to Modern Experimentation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 2007 study of the mask in Greek tragedy, covering both ancient and modern performances.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Wiles (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107404793, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 July 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e334 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.9 x 1.8 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is one of the most important books on Greek drama to appear in the last twenty years.' Journal of Hellenic Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy did Greek actors in the age of Sophocles always wear masks? In this book, first published in 2007, David Wiles provided the first book-length study of this question. He surveys the evidence of vases and other monuments, arguing that they portray masks as part of a process of transformation, and that masks were never seen in the fifth century as autonomous objects. Wiles goes on to examine experiments with the mask in twentieth-century theatre, tracing a tension between the use of masks for possession and for alienation, and he identifies a preference among modern classical scholars for alienation. Wiles declines to distinguish the political aims of Greek tragedy from its religious aims, and concludes that an understanding of the mask allows us to see how Greek acting was simultaneously text-centred and body-centred. This book challenges orthodox views about how theatre relates to ritual, and provides insight into the creative work of the actor.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The evidence of vases\u003cbr\u003e 3. The sculptural art of the Greek mask-maker\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mask and modernism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Physical theatre and mask in the twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e 6. Mask and text: the case of Hall's Oresteia\u003cbr\u003e 7. The mask as musical instrument\u003cbr\u003e 8. Masks and polytheism\u003cbr\u003e 9. The mask of Dionysos\u003cbr\u003e 10. Sacred viewing: 'theorizing' the ancient mask\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mask and self\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: to the performer.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e], Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002859442456,"sku":"9781107404793","price":36.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107404793i_6154c8c3-7ad1-4cf5-9f22-3d731ab6ad4e.jpg?v=1694484952","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mask-and-performance-in-greek-tragedy-from-ancient-festival-to-modern-experimentation-paperback-9781107404793","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}