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Animals in the Greek Theatre

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2009

P. D. Arnott
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Animals on the stage are usually more trouble than they are worth, and producers are notoriously chary of using them. There are several instances in ancient drama, however, where they seem to be essential to the plot; and it may be worth while to consider the Greek approach to the problem, and see their stage technique for overcoming the difficulties involved.

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Research Article
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Greece & Rome , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , October 1959 , pp. 177 - 179
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Copyright © The Classical Association 1959

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page 177 note 1 Ag. 783.Google Scholar

page 178 note 1 Iph. in Aulis, 590 if.Google Scholar

page 178 note 2 Rhes. 370.Google Scholar

page 178 note 3 El. 988.Google Scholar

page 178 note 4 Class. Philology, iii (1908), 335 ff.Google Scholar

page 178 note 5 Troad. 572.Google Scholar