{"product_id":"the-origins-of-theater-in-ancient-greece-and-beyond-from-ritual-to-drama-paperback-9780521748339","title":"The Origins of Theater in Ancient Greece and Beyond; From Ritual to Drama (Paperback) 9780521748339","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Origins of Theater in Ancient Greece and Beyond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Ritual to Drama\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe most thorough examination of the evidence for the pre-history and origin of drama to date.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEric Csapo (Edited by), Margaret C. Miller (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521748339, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 8 December 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e462 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 17.8 x 2 cm, 0.96 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'Jane Harrison and the Cambridge Ritualists, early in the twentieth century, fixed firmly in our minds the view that drama developed out of religious ritual. But how did this happen? And is the view unassailable? This important book, consisting of seventeen essays that grew out of a colloquium, is the most thorough and wide-ranging attempt for surprisingly many years to address these and related questions.' Robin Waterfield, Heythrop Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Origins of Theater in Ancient Greece and Beyond examines the evidence for the pre-history and origin of drama. The belief that drama developed from religious ritual has been commonplace since the time of Aristotle but there is little agreement on just how this happened. Recently, scholars have even challenged the historical connection between drama and ritual. This volume is the most thorough examination on the origins of Greek drama to date. It brings together seventeen essays by leading scholars in a variety of fields, including classical archaeology, iconography, cultural history, theater history, philosophy, and religion. Though it primarily focuses up on ancient Greece, the volume includes comparative studies of ritual drama from ancient Egypt, Japan, and medieval Europe. Collectively, the essays show how the relationship of drama to ritual is one of the most controversial, complex, and multi-faceted questions of modern times.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. General introduction E. Csapo and M. C. Miller\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Komasts and Pre-Dramatic Ritual: 2. Introduction T. H. Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e 3. The corpus of Komast vases: from identity to exegesis T. J. Smith\u003cbr\u003e 4. Komasts, mythical imaginary and ritual C. Isler-Kerenyi\u003cbr\u003e 5. Let's hear it for the fat man: padded dancers and the prehistory of drama J. R. Green\u003cbr\u003e 6. Discussion T. H. Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Emergence of Drama: 7. Introduction and discussion G. Nagy\u003cbr\u003e 8. From hymn to tragedy: Aristotle's genealogy of poetic kinds D. Depew\u003cbr\u003e 9. Myths of ritual in Athenian vase-paintings of Silens G. Hedreen\u003cbr\u003e 10. From ritual to narrative M. Steinhart\u003cbr\u003e 11. 'And now all the world shall dance!' (Eur. Bacch. 114): Dionysus' choroi between drama and ritual B. Kowlazig\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Comparing Other Cultures: 12. Introduction K. C. Patton\u003cbr\u003e 13. Ritual drama in an ancient Egypt R. J. Leprohon\u003cbr\u003e 14. Ritual and performance, dance and drama in ancient Japan G. Zobel\u003cbr\u003e 15. Representation in European devotional rituals: the question of the origin of medieval drama in medieval liturgy N. H. Petersen\u003cbr\u003e 16. Discussion K. C. Patton\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. From Ritual to Drama: 17. From ritual to drama: a concluding statement R. Seaford.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\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], History of art: ancient \u0026amp; classical art,BCE to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of art: ancient \u0026amp; classical art,BCE to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20art:%20ancient%20\u0026amp;%20classical%20art,BCE%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BACG%5D%22\"\u003eACG\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":45909204369688,"sku":"9780521748339","price":31.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521748339i_41e8cc1c-768f-40dd-a6af-71e7801facef.jpg?v=1691380727","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-origins-of-theater-in-ancient-greece-and-beyond-from-ritual-to-drama-paperback-9780521748339","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}