Costume in Greek Tragedy

by Wyles, Rosie

• ISBN13: 9780715639450
• ISBN10: 0715639455
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-27
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Pr

Summary

This is the first book-length survey of tragic costume to be published for over forty years. The core of the book focuses on tragic costume in its original performance context of fifth-century Athens, but the implications of subsequent uses in Roman and more recent performances are also taken into consideration. Most importantly, the reader is invited to think about how tragic costume worked as a language in ancient performance and was manipulated physically and verbally in order to create meaning. Elements of this language are shown through a series of test cases from a range of ancient tragedies. All ancient passages are given in translation and the book includes a glossary of terms.

Author Biography

Rosie Wyles is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vi
List of Illustrations	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Visual Evidence for Tragic Costume	p. 5
Practicalities	p. 34
Semiotics and the Language of Tragic Costume	p. 46
Costume in Action	p. 61
Costume and Theatrical Discourse	p. 95
Translating Costume across Cultures	p. 107
Conclusion	p. 127
Appendix	p. 131
Glossary	p. 137
List of References to Costume in Tragedies	p. 139
Bibliography	p. 143
Index	p. 149
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