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The Present in the Past
Authenticity in Greek Drama. John Purkis examines the dilemma facing those wishing to produce Greek drama in the 20th century. What's more important - archaeological authenticity (truth to the evidence such as it is) or what he calls 'the guts of the play' (its meaning for our time)?

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