MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
ISBN-100674023730
ISBN-139780674023734
eBay Product ID (ePID)63739219
Product Key Features
Number of Pages530 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRitual and Performativity : the Chorus in Old Comedy
Publication Year2010
SubjectDrama, Ancient & Classical
TypeTextbook
AuthorAnton Bierl
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
SeriesHellenic Studies Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal882.01
SynopsisIn 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., After a theoretical introduction that also serves as a general introduction to the dramatic chorus from the comic vantage point, a reading of Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae shows that ritual is present in both the micro- and macrostructure of Attic comedy as part of a still existing performative choral culture.
LC Classification NumberPA3879
