Athens' Dramas And Polis' Politics As Well As The Civilization Of Citizens

The Public Performance of Dramas was important part of Athens' social life. As polis' inner representative Public Space, Athens' Dramas Theater was not only the ground of citizens' cultural and entertaining activities, also the scopes of polis' public life in which Athens' citizens of all circles participated in the governmental affairs of polis and took in social civilization. Viewed from the prescriptive of classical polis' political culture, the performance of Athens' Dramas implicated profound social significance.The origins of the public Performance of Dramas could date back to the Dionysus Festival, but its genuine maturation and grandness were dependent on the foundation of democratic system in Athens and the prosperity of citizens' politics. Athens' Polis Politics took on its special democracy which was to some extent reflected by the natural space constitution of the polis' theater and the activities of all audiences as well as players displayed and strengthened the characters and contents, arrangements and limitations of Athens' Polis Political culture. Under the control of the authorities of polis, the Performance of Athens' Dramas also served as the medium of social civilization by which citizens accepted cultural enlightenment, ethic influence and the education of political position.