Il dramma del cambiamento, il cambiamento del dramma. Per una storia del teatro greco del IV secolo a. C.

The article carries out a panoramic analysis of the evolution of Greek theater between the 4th century B.C. and the early Hellenistic age, with focus on the process that led it from the local dimension of the Athenian milieu to a broader one first as a form of entertainment spread throughout the Greek world and later, during the conquests of Alexander and the formation of the Hellenistic kingdoms, as an instrument of Hellenization and cultural integration of other populations. Particular attention is given to the progressive renewal of traditional genres and their contaminations, in relation to the new functions assumed by the theater and the social diversification of the audience for which it was intended.