The Greek Theater: "The arts of the western world have been largely dominated by the artistic standards established by the Greeks of the classical period" (Spreloosel 86). It is from the Greek word theatron, meaning a place for sitting, that we get our word theater. According to James Butler, "The Greeks were the first people to erect special structures to bring audiences and theatrical performers together" (27). "The theaters were normally located near a populated area at …showed first 75 words of 602 total…

…showed last 75 words of 602 total…special appeal for many people. Works Cited Arnott, Peter. The Ancient Greek and Roman Theatre. New York: Random House, 1971. Butler, James H. The Theatre and Drama of Greece and Rome. San Francisco: Chandler, 1972. Kennedy, X.J., and Dama Gidia, eds. Literature: An Introduction To Fiction, Poetry and Drama. New York: Harper Collins, 1995. 1102-1105. Spreloosel, Jackson J. Western Civilization Volume I. St. Paul Mn: West,1994. 86-88. Taylor, David. Acting and the Stage. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1978.