Actors and Icons

Actorsand Icons of the Ancient Theater examines actors and their popularreception from the origins of theater in Classical Greece to theRoman Empire

Presentsa highly original viewpoint into several new and contested fields ofstudy

Offersthe first systematic survey of evidence for the spread of theateroutside Athens and the impact of the expansion of theater upon actorsand dramatic literature

Addressesa study of the privatization of theater and reveals how it was drivenby political interests

Challengespreconceived notions about theater history