Rush Rehm
Professor of classics and of theater and performing studies at Stanford University, with expertise in Greek drama and practical experience as an actor and director of ancient plays.
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Jan 29, 2017 • 50min
06 What Is Greek Tragedy? w/ Rush Rehm (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides)
Rush Rehm, Stanford professor of classics and theater with experience directing ancient plays, guides a lively tour of Greek tragedy. He traces theater’s Athenian origins and its ties to emerging democracy. He explains masks, chorus, civic festivals, tragic structure, and why suffering and mythic settings matter. He also considers how plays shaped public judgment and communal life.
