Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater examines actors and their popular reception from the origins of theater in Classical Greece to the Roman Empire Presents a highly original viewpoint into several new and contested fields of studyOffers the first systematic survey of evidence for the spread of theater outside Athens and the impact of the expansion of theater upon actors and dramatic literatureAddresses a study of the privatization of theater and reveals how it was driven by political interestsChallenges preconceived notions about theater history
- ISBN10 661248327X
- ISBN13 9786612483271
- Publish Date 15 January 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 28 August 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons
- Format eBook
- Pages 250
- Language English