New Directions in Ancient Pantomime - Rilegato

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0199232539 ISBN 13: 9780199232536

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2008

Riassunto

This is the first comprehensive and illustrated study of the most important form of theatre in the entire Roman Empire - pantomime, the ancient equivalent of ballet dancing. Performed for more than five centuries in hundreds of theatres from Portugal in the West to the Euphrates, from Gaul to North Africa, solo male dancing stars - the forerunners of Nijinsky, Nureyev, and Baryshnikov - stunned audiences with their erotic costumes, subtlety of gesture, and dazzling athleticism. In sixteen specially commissioned and complementary studies, the leading world specialists explore all aspects of the ancient pantomime dancer's performance skills, popularity, and social impact, while paying special attention to the texts that formed the basis of this distinctive art form.

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Recensione:

Their work is going to be indispensible for all students of the Roman Empire. (Denis Feeney, Times Literary Supplement)

remarkable (Eirene: Studia Graeca et Latina)

L'autore:

Edith Hall is Professor of Classics & Drama, Royal Holloway, University of London. Rosie Wyles is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Archive of Performances of Greek & Roman Drama, University of Oxford.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199232539
• ISBN 13: 9780199232536
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 504
• Redattore: Hall Edith, Wyles Rosie