Greek Theatre Performance: An Introduction

About this book

In this book David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theater to students and enthusiasts interested in knowing how the plays were performed. Theater was a ceremony bound up with fundamental activities in ancient Athenian life and Wiles explores those elements that created the theater of the time. Actors rather than writers are the books main concern and Wiles examines how the actor used the resources of story-telling dance mask song and visual action to create a large-scale event that would shape the life of the citizen community.