Theatre and Autocracy: A Paradox for Theatre History

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. List of Abbreviations IX
5. Theatre and Autocracy: A Paradox for Theatre History 1
6. Part I: Theatre and Greek Autocrats
7. 1 Greek Theatre and Autocracy in the Fifth and Fourth Centuries 15
8. 2 Artists of Dionysus and Ptolemaic Rulers in Egypt and Cyprus 37
9. 3 The Autocratic Theatre of Hieron II 55
10. 4 Autocratic Rulers and Hellenistic Satyrplay 71
11. Part II: Theatre and Roman Autocrats
12. 5 Greek Theatre in Roman Italy: From Elite to Autocratic Performances 85
13. 6 Drama and Power in Rome from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius (First-Second Centuries AD) 105
14. 7 Augustan Policy Towards the Greek Dramatic Festivals 117
15. 8 Theatres and Autocracy in the Roman Period: An Example in Microcosm 127
16. 9 The Portraits of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Menander in Roman Contexts: Evidence of the Reception of the Theatre Classics in Late Republican and Imperial Rome 149
17. 10 Theatre and Autocracy in the Greek World of the High Roman Empire 163
18. Part III: Representations of Autocrats and Oligarchs in Drama
19. 11 Charms of Autocracy, Charms of Democracy: Euripides’ Athenian Leaders in the Light of Civic Iconography 181
20. 12 Oligarchs in Greek Tragedy 199
21. 13 Fault on Both Sides: Constructive Destruction in Varius’ Thyestes 219
22. Bibliography 229
23. General Index 261
24. Index locorum 269
25. List of Contributors 279