David Seale — Vision and Stagecraft in Sophocles
London, Croom Helm, 1982. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this interesting examination into Sophocles' underrated use of stagecraft. The uncommon first edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. In this study of Greek theatre, David Seale argues that Sophocles' use of stagecraft was as sophisticated as that of Aeschylus or Euripides. He discusses the physical and visual elements of Sophocles' seven plays, ordering them in a sequence which reflects an increasing prominence rather than chronologically. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with only shelf wear most notable to the spine head and tail. Dust wrapper is also very smart, with marks to the wrap and slight edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
