The Theater of War: What Ancient Tragedies Can Teach Us Today

by Doerries, Bryan
ISBN: 9780307949721
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Overview

This is the personal and deeply passionate story of a life devoted to reclaiming the timeless power of an ancient artistic tradition to comfort the afflicted. For years, theater director Bryan Doerries has led an innovative public health project that produces ancient tragedies for current and returned soldiers, addicts, tornado and hurricane survivors, and a wide range of other at-risk people in society.

The originality and generosity of Doerries's work is startling, and The Theater of War--wholly unsentimental, but intensely felt and emotionally engaging--is a humane, knowledgeable, and accessible book that will both inspire and enlighten. Tracing a path that links the personal to the artistic to the social and back again, Doerries shows us how suffering and healing are part of a timeless process in which dialogue and empathy are inextricably linked.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Doerries, Bryan
  • ISBN: 9780307949721
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.90 x 0.80
  • Number Of Pages: 304
  • Publication Year: 2016