The Theatre of War

what ancient Greek tragedies can teach us today

Bryan Doerries

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Scribe Publications
18 November 2015

Theatre Studies; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Complementary therapies, healing & health

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Classical tragedy is timelessly powerful - not only does it still move us, but it heals, too.

Classical tragedy is timelessly powerful - not only does it still move us, but it heals, too.

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.

The Theatre of War is a passionate, humane, and purposeful

book that shows how suffering and healing are part of an eternally

replicable process, and argues that the great tragedies of the Greeks

can still light a clear path forward through contemporary society's most

tangled issues.

By: Bryan Doerries
Imprint: Scribe Publications
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 149mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 352g
ISBN: 9781925106961
ISBN 10: 1925106969
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 18 November 2015
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active