{"product_id":"9781408150177","title":"Rebel Women: Staging Ancient Greek Drama Today","description":"A collection of essays by many distinguished contributors, focused on the portrayal of rebel women in ancient Greek drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAncient\u003cbr\u003eGreek drama provides the modern stage with a host of powerful female\u003cbr\u003echaracters who stand in opposition to the patriarchal structures that\u003cbr\u003eseek to limit and define them. For contemporary theatre directors their\u003cbr\u003erepresentation serves as a vehicle for examining and illuminating\u003cbr\u003eissues of gender, power, family and morality, as germane today as when\u003cbr\u003ethe plays were first written. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebel Women brings together\u003cbr\u003eessays by leading writers from across different disciplines examining\u003cbr\u003ethe representation of ancient Greek heroines in their original contexts\u003cbr\u003eand on today's stage. Divided into three sections, it considers in turn\u003cbr\u003einternational productions, Irish versions, and studies of the original\u003cbr\u003etexts. The articles explore how such characters as Iphigenia, Medea,\u003cbr\u003eAntigone and Clytemnestra have been portrayed in recent times and the\u003cbr\u003echallenges and provocation they offer to both contemporary audiences\u003cbr\u003eand dramatists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Seamus Heaney and Athol Fugard are brought\u003cbr\u003etogether as contributors by the inspiration that ancient Greek tragedy\u003cbr\u003ehas offered to them both. There are offerings here on Iphigenia, Medea,\u003cbr\u003eAntigone, Clytemnestra, film, drama, Greece, Russia ... and especially\u003cbr\u003eIreland. Amidst all this variety, the level of interest and of\u003cbr\u003escholarship are consistently high.' Oliver Taplin, Professor of\u003cbr\u003eClassical Languages and Literature, Oxford University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121663361264,"sku":"9781408150177","price":62.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408150177_p0.jpg?v=1763720409","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408150177","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}