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Title:

The drama of ancient Greece : from ritual to theater / writer, Douglas Anderson ; producer, Paul Iacono ; executive producers, Frank J. Batavick, Geoff Foster ; Films for the Humanities & Sciences.

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

1 videodisc (56 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Aeschylus.
Sophocles.
Euripides.
Aristophanes.
Aeschylus.
Aristophanes.
Euripides.
Sophocles.
Greek drama--History and criticism.
Theater--Greece--History--To 500.
Theaters--Athens.--Athens.
Theaters--Design and construction.
Greek drama.
Theater.
Theaters.
Theaters--Design and construction.
Greece.
Greece--Athens.
To 500
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary films.
Educational films.
Feature films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Educational films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.

Other Authors:

Anderson, Douglas, 1953- screenwriter.
Iacono, Paul (Producer), film producer.
Batavick, Frank, film producer.
Foster, Geoff (Producer), film producer.
Barrett, Joe, 1950- narrator.
Harty, Kevin J., consultant.
Harpold, Greg, director of photography.
Starks, Trammell, composer (expression)
Foley, Helene P., 1942- commentator.
Henderson, Jeffrey, 1946- commentator.
Fagles, Robert, commentator.
Meineck, Peter, 1967- commentator.
Sophocles. Antigone.
Sophocles. Oedipus Rex.
Euripides. Medea.
Aristophanes. Lysistrata.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), film distributor. film distributor.

Notes:

This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Host, Joe Barrett. Originally produced in 2001.

Contents:

Chapter 8. Theater becomes history. Chapter 2. Festival of Dionysus -- Chapter 3, Sophocles' Antigone -- Chapter 4, Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus -- Chapter 5. Euripides' Medea -- Chapter 6. Greek comedy -- Chapter 7. Aristophanes' Lysistrata -- Chapter 8. Theater becomes history.

Summary:

"Traces Greek theater from ancient harvest rites to the golden age of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. Key scenes from 'Antigone', 'Oedipus Tyrranus', 'Medea', and 'Lysistrata' show how these works remain relevant by exploring the timeless themes of honor, class, gender, sexuality, and politics. Essential concepts such as catharsis, hamartia, and the use of masks and a chorus are discussed. Scholarly commentary by Helene Foley of Barnard College, Jeffrey Henderson of Boston University, Princeton University's Robert Fagles, and Peter Meineck of NYU's Aquila Theatre Company emphasizes the vitality of classical drama and the essential role it played in the everyday lives of the ancient Greeks."--Container.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)263426796

Locations:

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)