{"product_id":"9780715629161","title":"Radical Theatre Greek Tragedy in the Modern World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eClassical Inter\/Faces\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRadical Theatre\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGreek Tragedy in the Modern World\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRush Rehm | Susanna Braund | Paul Cartledge\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy should Greek tragedy matter now? This book opens a dialogue between the tragic theatre in ancient Athens and the multiple performances of the modern world. In five interconnected essays, Rush Rehm engages tragedy on its own terms, using our oldest theatre as inspiration for how we might shape the theatre of the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Theatre, Artifice, Environment' explores the difference between the outdoor theatre of Athens and the artificial interiors of modern performance. 'Theatre and Fear' compares the terrors confronted in Greek tragedy with our own, seemingly distant fears (environmental destruction, dehumanising technology, corporate control of livelihood and culture). 'The Fate of Agency, the Agency of Fate' applies the paradox of human freedom in Greek tragedy to our own paradoxes of powerlessness and mastery. 'Tragedy and Ideology' treats Greek tragedy as an act of resistance, and 'Tragedy and Time' relates Greek tragedy's survival to its moment-to-moment realisation in performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart analysis, part polemic, \u003ci\u003eRadical Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e engages the aesthetic, political and ethical challenges of Greek tragedy as a means of confronting what tomorrow's theatre can do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRush Rehm\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Drama and Classics at Stanford University and works professionally as an actor and director when he can. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia: A Theatre Version \u003c\/i\u003e(1978),\u003ci\u003e Greek Tragic Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eMarriage to Death: The Conflation of Weddings and Funerals in Greek Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), and \u003ci\u003eThe Play of Space: Spatial Transformation in Greek Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 June 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBristol Classical Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780715629161\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515243626636,"sku":"9780715629161","price":34.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_7b96ccf2-0b8c-4f9a-9bde-cb840b30aedb.jpg?v=1784690499","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780715629161","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}