Staging the European Classical in ‘Latin’ America: an introduction
by Rosa Andújar and Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos
Abstract: This volume explores the rich and varied afterlife of Greek and Roman tragedies and comedies in Latin America, offering nuanced examinations of notable theatrical adaptations of ancient drama from ten countries across this diverse region. Though scholars have now examined the afterlife of the genre in various continents, and in a variety of colonial and postcolonial contexts, Latin America remains a relatively unexplored territory for scholars of classical reception and drama, despite the fact that Latin American playwrights have repeatedly engaged with their Greek and Roman forebears. Especially in the past few decades, the region has seen a number of pioneering theatrical adaptations of ancient drama that address the turbulence of the twentieth century and the dilemmas of present-day realities.
Chapter in Greeks and Romans on the Latin American Stage, eds Rosa Andújar and Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos, London, Bloomsbury Academic 2020, pp. 1-16.