The Context of Ancient Drama

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Summary

An easy-to-use guide to the nature and stagecraft of ancient plays

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List of Plates
Introduction	p. 1
Death and the Afterlife
The Arming of Achilles	p. 17
Mourning for Achilles	p. 49
The Nereid Monument	p. 59
Marriage and the Parthenos
Thetis, Nereids, and Dionysos	p. 69
The Voyage of Europa	p. 95
The Exposure of Andromeda	p. 111
Inside the Gynaikeion	p. 121
Nereids, Eleusis, and Dionysos
Marine Thiasos	p. 141
Nereids in Their Element
Nereids, Herakles, and Theseus	p. 155
Conclusions	p. 167
Appendix	p. 171
Bibliography	p. 245
Index of Ancient Texts Cited	p. 261
Index of Objects Cited	p. 265
Subject Index	p. 269
Plates	p. 277
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