Gonda Van Steen

Stage of Emergency: Theater and Public Performance Under the Greek Military Dictatorship of 1967-1974

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume focuses on the development of theatre in Greece during the dictatorship of 1967-1974, shedding light not only on the messages and impact of the plays written and produced at this time, but also on the politics of culture and censorship affecting the Greek public during this period.

Produktdetails

• Classical Presences
• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 176mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9780198718321
• ISBN-10: 0198718322
• Artikelnr.: 47865901

Autorenporträt

Gonda Van Steen is Cassas Chair in Greek Studies at the University of Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgements
* List of Figures
* A Note on Translations and Transliterations
* Introduction
* 1: The Theater-historical Context and the Turn to New Greek Theater
* 2: "These Bonds of Freedom Hurt": The Logos and Silence of Censorship
and Self-censorship
* 3: Monopolizing National History: Performing Tyranny and Constructing
Myths
* 4: Individual Responsibility before Tyranny as the Capitalist Enemy
* Conclusion
* References
* Index