{"product_id":"9781118782880","title":"Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater","description":"\u003ch1\u003eActors and Icons of the Ancient Theater\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEric Csapo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eActors and Icons of the Ancient Theater\u003c\/i\u003e examines actors and their popular reception from the origins of theater in Classical Greece to the Roman Empire  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a highly original viewpoint into several new and contested fields of study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the first systematic survey of evidence for the spread of theater outside Athens and the impact of the expansion of theater upon actors and dramatic literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses a study of the privatization of theater and reveals how it was driven by political interests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges preconceived notions about theater history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Csapo\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at the University of Sydney, Australia. An expert in ancient drama and in the material, social and economic history of the ancient theatre, Csapo is the author of \u003ci\u003eTheories of Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eContext of Ancient Drama\u003c\/i\u003e (with W. J. Slater, 1995) and \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Theater in Ancient Greece and Elsewhere: From Ritual to Drama\u003c\/i\u003e (with M. Miller, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118782880\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380391833740,"sku":"9781118782880","price":34.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118782880_37633002-3de5-4e07-8305-a64bd0f195b2.jpg?v=1780106219","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118782880","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}