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