The Masks of Menander

David Wiles

Cambridge University Press, 2004

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In this detailed analysis of the contentions and techniques of performance which characterised the Greek theatre of Menander and subsequent Roman theatre. David Wiles offers a radical new approach to reading play texts. He identifies the mask as crucial to the actor's art and examines other main elements which audiences learned to decode.

ISBN-13
9780521543521
ISBN-10
0521543525
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2004
Publication date
2004-06-03
Pages
296
Dimensions
228x154x19
Weight
450