Ritual and Performativity
The Chorus in Old Comedy (Hellenic Studies Series)
- ISBN
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9780674023734
- Antal sider
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530
- Udgivet
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15. januar 2008
- Format
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Paperback
- Udgave
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12
- Sprog
- Engelsk
Ancient (Classical) Greek
Ancient and Classical
Literary Criticism
Literary Criticism & Collections / Ancient & Classical
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
Literature - Classics / Criticism
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.
