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Title: RITUAL AND PERFORMATIVITY
THE CHORUS IN OLD COMEDY
By: Anton Bierl, Alexander Hollmann (Trans)
Format: Paperback

List price: £31.95


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ISBN 10: 0674023730
ISBN 13: 9780674023734
Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES
Pub. date: 1 January, 2007
Series: Hellenic Studies Series v. 20
Pages: 530
Description: Presents a study investigating the chorus of Old Comedy. This book offers a general introduction to the dramatic chorus from the comic vantage point. It includes a close reading of Aristophanes' "Thesmophoriazusae", which shows that ritual is indeed present in both the micro- and macrostructure of Attic comedy.
Synopsis: In this groundbreaking study, Anton Bierl uses recent approaches in literary and cultural studies to investigate the chorus of Old Comedy. After an extensive theoretical introduction that also serves as a general introduction to the dramatic chorus from the comic vantage point, a close reading of Aristophanes' "Thesmophoriazusae" shows that ritual is indeed present in both the micro- and macrostructure of Attic comedy, not as a fossilized remnant of the origins of the genre but as part of a still existing performative choral culture. The chorus members do play a role within the dramatic plot, but they simultaneously refer to their own performance in the here and now and to their function as participants in a ritual. Bierl's investigation also includes an unparalleled treatment of the phallic songs preserved by Semos.
Publication: US
Imprint: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Returns: Returnable
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