Beacham r c (3 Ergebnisse)

Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1999. XII,306p. ills.(B&W photographs). Original dark blue hard cover with pictorial dust wrappers. Nice copy. 'This is a traditional, chronological, and undertheorized account of political stagecraft from the late Republic to Nero. The book opens with a discussion of the 'setup': a brief account of spectacular occasions themselves, of the types of performance that might take place at them (.), and of certain other events such as triumphs and circus processions. Not all aspects of spectacle are dealt with in equal detail (.). The discussion of traditional theatre (plays and setting) is more detailed, if not totally consistent. (.) The restof the book is taken up with a discussion of how they used and manipulated public spectacle (.). These chapters are on the whole clear and well-informed. The text contains many quotations from ancient literary sources, and the footnotes and bibliography abound with references to recent scholarship on the subject. (.) B.'s decision to present a straightforwardly chronological account whose focus is squarely upon the big names of Roman history, and upon the familiar entertainments of the city of Rome, is unnecessarily restrictive. A more thematic approach might have been more productive.' (ONNO M. van NIJF in The Classical Review (New Series), 2001, pp.117-118).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 8vo. xii, 267pp. Original cloth, slightly spotted on theedges. Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine, like new hardcover in near fine unclipped dust jacket. No marks. Scarce. See photo, ships same day or next day.