Hercules Performed: The Hero on Stage from the Enlightenment to the Early Twenty-First Century (Metaforms)

by: Emma Stafford (Contributor)

Publisher: Brill

Publication Date: 2024/8/22

Language: English

Print Length: 416 pages

ISBN-10: 9004695753

ISBN-13: 9789004695757

Book Description

Hercules Performed explores the reception of the ancient Greek hero Herakles – the Roman Hercules – on the weste stage from the sixteenth century to the present day, focusing on live theatre, including tragedy, comedy and musical drama. Each chapter considers a particular work or theme in detail, exploring the interplay between classical models and a wide variety of mode performance contexts. The volume is one of four to be published in the Metaforms series examining the extraordinarily persistent figuring of Herakles-Hercules in weste culture, drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines to offer a unique insight into the hero’s perennial appeal.

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Hercules Performed explores the reception of the ancient Greek hero Herakles – the Roman Hercules – on the weste stage from the sixteenth century to the present day, focusing on live theatre, including tragedy, comedy and musical drama. Each chapter considers a particular work or theme in detail, exploring the interplay between classical models and a wide variety of mode performance contexts. The volume is one of four to be published in the Metaforms series examining the extraordinarily persistent figuring of Herakles-Hercules in weste culture, drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines to offer a unique insight into the hero’s perennial appeal.