TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wyles,Rosie
TI  - Costume in Greek tragedy
SN  - 9780715639450
AV  - GT 550 .W95 2011
U1  - 792.026094950901 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - Bristol Classical Press
KW  - Costume
KW  - Greece
KW  - History
KW  - Theater
KW  - Greek drama (Tragedy)
KW  - History and criticism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-147) and index; The visual evidence for tragic costume -- Practicalities -- Semiotics and the language of tragic costume -- Costume in action -- Costume and theatrical discourse -- Translating costume across cultures
N2  - "Costume in Greek Tragedy is the first book-length survey of tragic costume to be published in almost fifty years. The core of the book focuses on tragic costume in its original performance context of fifth-century Athens, but the implications of subsequent uses in Roman and modern performances are also discussed. Most importantly, the reader is invited to think about how tragic costume worked as a language in ancient performance and was manipulated physically and verbally in order to create meaning. The major aspects of this language are explored through the examination of costume in a range of ancient tragedies, including Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Sophocles' Electra, and Euripides' Medea, Hippolytus, and Bacchae"--Page 4 of cover
ER  -