Ritual and Performativity The Chorus in Old Comedy |
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| Author:
| Bierl, Anton |
| Translator:
| Hollmann, Alexander |
| Series title: | Hellenic Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-02373-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.