Lesche: Ancient Greece, New Ideas
Lesche: Ancient Greece, New Ideas
Johanna Hanink
A Social and Economic History of the Theater to 300 BC
59 minutes Posted Apr 22, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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Eric Csapo and Peter Wilson join me in the Lesche to discuss their three-volume A Social and Economic History of the Theatre to 300 BC (Cambridge University Press). Volume 1, The Theatre Festivals of Athens: Documents with Translation and Commentary, appeared earlier this year. Volume 2, Theatre Beyond Athens: Documents with Translation and Commentary, came out in 2020. Volume 3, on theater personnel and individuals associated with the theater, is in the works. Ancient texts (many are m...