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The Masks of Menander: Sign and Meaning in Greek and Roman Performance David Wiles
The Masks of Menander: Sign and Meaning in Greek and Roman Performance
David Wiles
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.
296 pages, 17 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 3, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521543521 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 296 |
| Dimensions | 154 × 228 × 19 mm · 450 g |
| Language | English |
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