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Seeing Theater: The Phenomenology of Classical Greek Drama

Seeing Theater: The Phenomenology of Classical Greek Drama

Weiss, Naomi A.

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral PoetryPlays

ISBN10: 0520393082
ISBN13: 9780520393080
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: May 16 2023
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.15
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
This is the first book to approach the visuality of ancient Greek drama through the lens of theater phenomenology. Gathering evidence from tragedy, comedy, satyr play, and vase painting, Naomi Weiss argues that, from its very beginnings, Greek theater in the fifth century BCE was understood as a complex interplay of actuality and virtuality. Classical drama frequently exposes and interrogates potential viewing experiences within the theatron--literally, the place for seeing. Weiss shows how, in so doing, it demands distinctive modes of engagement from its audiences. Examining plays and pottery with attention to the instability and ambiguity inherent in visual perception, Seeing Theater provides an entirely new model for understanding this ancient art form.

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