"Why did Greek actors in the age of Sophocles always wear masks? David Wiles provides the first book-length study of this question. He surveys the evidence of vases and other monuments, arguing that they portray masks as part of a process of transformation, and that masks were never seen in the fifth century as autonomous objects. Wiles goes on to examine experiments with the mask in twentieth-century theatre, tracing a tension between the use of masks for possession and for alienation, and he identifies a preference among modern classical scholars for alienation. Wiles declines to distinguish the political aims of Greek tragedy from its religious aims, and concludes that an understanding of the mask allows us to see how Greek acting was simultaneously text-centred and body-centred. This book challenges orthodox views about how theatre relates to ritual, and provides insight into the creative work of the actor."--Publisher
Title |
Mask and performance in Greek tragedy : from ancient festival to modern experimentation / David Wiles. |
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Publisher |
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press |
Creation Date |
2011 |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-314) and index. |
Content |
The evidence of vases -- The sculptural art of the mask-maker -- Mask and modernism -- Physical theatre and mask in the twentieth century -- Mask and text: the case of Hall's Oresteia -- The mask as musical instrument -- Mask and polytheism -- The mask of Dionysos -- Sacred viewing: 'theorizing' the ancient mask -- Mask and self -- Epilogue: to the performer. |
Extent |
xii, 320 pages : ill 25 cm. |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
990034483070205171 |
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