Author: FROST, K. B.
Title: Exits and Entrances in Menander
Description: Oxford Clarendon Press, 1988. Hardcover. ISBN: 0198147236. Foxing to top of textblock and edge of DJ flaps. Else minor shelfwear. ; Most studies of Menander's comedies concentrate on the playwright's talent for characterization and plot construction while ignoring his artful use of theatrical conventions to create live theater. This book, based on close readings of the surviving texts, is the first to examine systematically the techniques of stagecraft--particularly stage movement--employed by the playwright in his effort to work successfully within theatrical limits. ; Oxford Classical and Philosophical Monographs; 144 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

Keywords: 0198147236 Stagecraft Theater & Theatre Menander Plays & Drama Greek Literature


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