The Changing classical audience for theatre
Description
In the 50 years separating Aeschylus from the later works of Euripides, theater changed: plays had been performed in honor of the god Dionysus and for the enjoyment of spectators; now they were targeted at spectators who took pleasure in the spectacle itself. Where once the text itself set the stage and described the scene, sets came into use-at first to stimulate imagination, later to imitate it; in Roman times, there were troupes of traveling actors; and by AD 100, the theater had acquired a permanent stage.
Runtime
21 min
Subjects
- Classical literature (39)
- Classical drama (9)
- Literature, Medieval (64)
- Drama, Medieval (33)
- Theater (448)
- Theaters (79)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c1989
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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