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Author Doerries, Bryan, author.

Title The theater of war : what ancient Greek tragedies can teach us today / Bryan Doerries.

Imprint New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
©2015
Edition First edition.
LOCATION CALL # STATUS
 2nd FL Humanities Library Books  PA3136 .D65 2015    Available
Collation 284 pages ; 21 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284).
Contents Learning through suffering -- PTSD is from BC -- American Ajax -- Prometheus in solitary -- Heracles in hospice.
Summary "For years, theater director Bryan Doerries has led an innovative public health project that produces ancient tragedies for current and returned soldiers, addicts, tornado and hurricane survivors, and a wide range of other at-risk people in society. Drawing on these extraordinary firsthand experiences, Doerries clearly and powerfully illustrates the redemptive and therapeutic potential of this classical, timeless art: how, for example, Ajax can help soldiers and their loved ones better understand and grapple with PTSD, or how Prometheus Bound provides new insights into the modern penal system."--Jacket flap.
Subject Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism.
War in literature.
Theater -- Therapeutic use.
Greek drama (Tragedy) -- Therapeutic use.
Psychotherapy and literature.
ISBN 9780307959454
0307959457
9780307959461
ISBN/ISSN 99964368275