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100 1 _aFlickinger, Roy C.
_q(Roy Caston),
_d1876-1942
245 1 4 _aThe Greek theater and its drama
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-10-05
508 _aTurgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Greek Theater and Its Drama" by Roy C. Flickinger is a scholarly publication written in the early 20th century. This work provides an in-depth analysis of the origins, evolution, and significance of Greek drama and theater, exploring foundational elements such as tragedy and comedy and their social and cultural contexts in ancient Greece. The opening of the book establishes the author's intentions and methods, outlining the goals of the text, which include elaborating on the unique conventions of Greek drama shaped by its environment, emphasizing the importance of dramatic technique, and comparing ancient practices with modern parallels. Flickinger expresses a commitment to making Greek theater more accessible to readers unfamiliar with classical literature while integrating recent scholarship to present a comprehensive survey of this crucial aspect of Western cultural heritage. He acknowledges existing debates in dramatic criticism regarding the nature of theater and aims to synthesize various perspectives to enrich the understanding of Greek drama's development and relevance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: University of Chicago Press, 1918
653 _aGreek drama -- History and criticism
653 _aDrama -- Technique
653 _aTheater -- Greece -- History -- To 500
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/greektheateritsd00flicuoft
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69095
999 _c109892
_d109892