Tanya Pollard

Broschiertes Buch

Greek Tragic Women on Shakespearean Stages

Beschreibung

Greek Tragic Women on Shakespearean Stages argues that ancient Greek plays reshaped early modern theater. Through original research, the book shows both that these plays were more accessible than previously believed, and that early modern audiences responded to specific themes.

Autor

Tanya Pollard is Professor of English at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center, and a member of the Council of Scholars for Theater for a New Audience. Her books include Shakespeare's Theater: A Sourcebook (Blackwell, 2003); Drugs and Theater in Early Modern England (Oxford, 2005); and Shakespearean Sensations: Experiencing Literature in Early Modern England, co-edited with Katharine Craik (Cambridge, 2013). With Tania Demetriou, she has co-edited Milton, Drama, and Greek Texts, a special issue of The Seventeenth Century Journal (2016), and Homer and Greek Tragedy in Early Modern England's Theatres, a special issue of Classical Receptions Journal (2017).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 137mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780192871022
• ISBN-10: 0192871021
• Artikelnr.: 66136778