Ancient Greece : the greatest show on earth.
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FilmPublisher number: R-123233-9 | Roadshow EntertainmentDistributor: [Ultimo, N.S.W.] : [Pyrmont, N.S.W.] : Distributed by ABC DVD ; Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, [2016]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 DVD-video (approximately 175 min.) : digital, optical ; 12 cmContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscSubject(s): Theater -- Greece -- History | Popular culture -- Greece -- History | Greek drama -- History and criticism | Greece -- Civilization | Greece -- HistoryGenre/Form: Historical television programs. | Documentary television programs. | Nonfiction television programs. | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. DDC classification: 792.0938 | 938 Cast: Written and presented by Dr Michael Scott.Summary: This series examines the extraordinary career of Athens in the ancient world from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD through the prism of one of its most important and culturally crucial spaces: the theatre. The home of democracy, the creator of empire, the builder of architectural greats like the Parthenon, Athens was a city that in its time saw it all, did it all, lost it all and strained every sinew to get it all back again. As Athens played its life out on the Mediterranean stage, the Athenians were regularly sitting down to watch tragedies and comedies in their theatres. These plays spoke to their audiences in a very different way to theatrical performances today. Rather than providing pure entertainment, distraction or diversional from reality, they were sharply focused on reality. For the Athenians, theatre was not simply a mirror of their present, it was itself a stage on which that present could be played out.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- audio | Northam | 792.0938 ANC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111067223600 |
Title from disc label.
Roadshow Entertainment: R-123233-9.
Rating: PG.
DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0, PAL, region 4, 16:9 Full Frame original ratio.
In English. No subtitles. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired].
This series examines the extraordinary career of Athens in the ancient world from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD through the prism of one of its most important and culturally crucial spaces: the theatre. The home of democracy, the creator of empire, the builder of architectural greats like the Parthenon, Athens was a city that in its time saw it all, did it all, lost it all and strained every sinew to get it all back again. As Athens played its life out on the Mediterranean stage, the Athenians were regularly sitting down to watch tragedies and comedies in their theatres. These plays spoke to their audiences in a very different way to theatrical performances today. Rather than providing pure entertainment, distraction or diversional from reality, they were sharply focused on reality. For the Athenians, theatre was not simply a mirror of their present, it was itself a stage on which that present could be played out.
Written and presented by Dr Michael Scott.
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