Author : Helene P. Foley
Release : 2014-06-26
Genre : History
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Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage write by Helene P. Foley. This book was released on 2014-06-26. Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present. Despite the gap separating the world of classical Greece from our own, Greek tragedy has provided a fertile source for some of the most innovative American theater. Helene P. Foley shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies—over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration. Although Greek tragedy was often initially embraced for its melodramatic possibilities, by the twentieth century it became a vehicle not only for major developments in the history of American theater and dance but also for exploring critical tensions in American cultural and political life. Drawing on a wide range of sources—archival, video, interviews, and reviews—Reimagining Greek Tragedy on the American Stage provides the most comprehensive treatment of the subject available.