Bibliograph

The theatre of war, what ancient Greek tragedies can teach us today, Bryan Doerries

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The theatre of war, what ancient Greek tragedies can teach us today, Bryan Doerries

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The theatre of war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Bryan Doerries

Sub title

what ancient Greek tragedies can teach us today

Summary

Bryan Doerries produces performances of Greek tragedies for soldiers returned from conflict, addicts, prison communities, victims of natural disasters, and other vulnerable people. His dramatisations have explored how the story of Sophocles' Ajax can help today's soldiers and their loved ones grapple with trauma; why people in the penal system are liberated by Prometheus Bound; and how Heracles has changed the way that some doctors manage end-of-life care. In drawing on such extraordinarily intimate experiences, and in telling his own story of loss and learning, Doerries illustrates the redemptive potential of one of the oldest human art-forms, and the power of re-enacting

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