{"product_id":"performing-gods-in-classical-antiquity-and-the-age-of-shakespeare-paperback","title":"Performing Gods in Classical Antiquity and the Age of Shakespeare - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDustin W. Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn S. Garrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gods have much to tell us about performance. When human actors portray deities onstage, such divine epiphanies reveal not only the complexities of mortals playing gods but also the nature of theatrical spectacle itself. The very impossibility of rendering the gods in all their divine splendor in a truly convincing way lies at the intersection of divine power and the power of the theater. This book pursues these dynamics on the stages of ancient Athens and Rome as well on those of Renaissance England to shed new light on theatrical performance. The authors reveal how gods appear onstage both to astound and to dramatize the very machinations by which theatrical performance operates. Offering an array of case studies featuring both canonical and lesser-studied texts, this volume discusses work of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Plautus as well as Beaumont, Heywood, Jonson, Marlowe, and Shakespeare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book uniquely brings together the joint perspectives of two experts on classical and Renaissance drama. This volume will appeal to students and enthusiasts of literature, classics, theater, and performance studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDustin W. Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Classics, Grinnell College, USA, where he teaches courses on ancient literature and culture. His research on drama appears in journals such as\u003ci\u003e Classical Philology, Classical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClassical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Receptions Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn S. Garrison \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of English at Grinnell College. His books include \u003ci\u003eGlass \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), \u003ci\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e at Peace \u003c\/i\u003e(with Kyle Pivetti, 2018), and \u003ci\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e and the Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). In 2021, he was named a Guggenheim Fellow.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783509147936,"sku":"9781350239432","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d7c6546ce5fdf63aca4a049aef465fac.webp?v=1780588644","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/performing-gods-in-classical-antiquity-and-the-age-of-shakespeare-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}