{"product_id":"the-masks-of-menander-sign-and-meaning-in-greek-and-roman-performance-paperback-9780521543521","title":"The Masks of Menander; Sign and Meaning in Greek and Roman Performance (Paperback) 9780521543521","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Masks of Menander\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSign and Meaning in Greek and Roman Performance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn examination of the conventions and techniques of the Greek theatre of Menander and subsequent Roman theatre.\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\"\u003e9780521543521, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 June 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 17 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book provides a detailed analysis of the conventions and techniques of performance characteristic of the Greek theatre of Menander and the subsequent Roman theatre of Plautus and Terence. Drawing on literary and archaeological sources, and on scientific treatises, David Wiles identifies the mask as crucial to the actor's art, and shows how sophisticated the art of the mask-maker became. He also examines the other main elements which the audience learned to decode: costume, voice, movement, etc. In order to identify features that were unique to Hellenistic theatre he contrasts Greek New Comedy with other traditions of masked comedy, and shows how different Roman conventions of performance rest upon different underlying assumptions about religion, marriage and class. David Wiles offers theatre historians and classicists a radical new approach to reading play texts. His book will also be useful to archaeologists seeking to understand what masks mean and how Greek and Roman theatres were used.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations etc.\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Text and performance\u003cbr\u003e 2. Space\u003cbr\u003e 3. The system of masks\u003cbr\u003e 4. Masks East and West: contrasts and comparisons\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Roman mask 6. The four mask genera\u003cbr\u003e 7. Costume and movement\u003cbr\u003e 8. Language and voice\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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":46004856750360,"sku":"9780521543521","price":37.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521543521i_b49219c4-6b13-4ad5-a00e-ba21c2d5a1dd.jpg?v=1691369410","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-masks-of-menander-sign-and-meaning-in-greek-and-roman-performance-paperback-9780521543521","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}