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The Faber Pocket Guide to Greek and Roman Drama
John Burgess
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Description for The Faber Pocket Guide to Greek and Roman Drama
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 28. Weight in Grams: 234.
An essential, refreshingly accessible guide to Greek and Roman drama containing entries for forty plays by all the major dramatists in the classical world - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence and Seneca.
Features include:
Playwright biographies
Synopses and detailed commentary
Advice on the best translations available
A survey of the ancient theatre and its social and political background.
Written by John Burgess, freelance director and former Head of New Writing at the National Theatre, this book is an indispensable resource for the theatregoer, student and general reader.
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571219063
SKU
V9780571219063
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Ref
99-24
About John Burgess
John Burgess is a freelance director and lives in London. He worked for fourteen years at the National Theatre where he directed works from the classical, romantic and modern repertoires as well as many new plays. He helped found the NT Studio in 1984 and was the National Theatre's Head of New Writing 1989-94. He has directed abroad in Switzerland, ... Read more
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