Dionysus Writes
| Author | : Jennifer Wise |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0801486939 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780801486937 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (937 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dionysus Writes by : Jennifer Wise
Download or read book Dionysus Writes written by Jennifer Wise and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the nature of theatre's uneasy alliance with literature? Theatre historian and drama theorist Jennifer Wise believes that a comparison of the performance style of oral epic with that of drama as it emerged in 6th-century Greece shows the extent to which theatre was influenced by literate activities relatively new to the ancient world.
