ISBN: 9789004695757 - hercules performed: the hero on stage from the enlightenment to the early twenty-first century (metaforms, band 25) (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hercules Performed explores the reception of the ancient Greek hero Herakles - the Roman Hercules - on the western stage from the sixteenth century to the present day, focusing on live theatre, including tragedy, comedy and musical drama. Each chapter considers a particular work or theme in detail, exploring the interplay between classical models and a wide variety of modern performance contexts. The volume is one of four to be published in the Metaforms series examining the extraordinarily persistent figuring of Herakles-Hercules in western culture, drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines to offer a unique insight into the hero's perennial appeal.…