Diversifying Greek Tragedy on the Contemporary Us Stage

ISBN-13: 9780198777359 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 256 str.

Melinda Powers

Opis

This volume investigates a cross-section of performances of Greek tragedy on the contemporary American stage that have been produced by or for minority communities to challenge the long-standing stereotypes and political and social practices that have contributed to the marginalization of these cultures.

Recenzje

the book should be valuable to anyone interested in the contemporary afterlife of Greek drama, particularly in the United States.

O autorze

Melinda Powers is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and in the Ph.D. Program in Theatre and Performance at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She specializes in historiography, performance theory, ancient Greek, and contemporary theatre. She is the author of Athenian Tragedy in Performance: A Guide to Contemporary Studies and Historical Debates (University of Iowa Press, 2014), as well as several articles on the reception of Greek drama.