Der Chor in Der Alten Kom?die: Ritual and Performativit?t, Unter Besonderer Ber?cksichtigung Von Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusen Und Der Phallosliede

New and REV Eng
ISBN: 978-0-674-02373-4
Verlag: HARVARD UNIV PR

Buch, Deutsch, Englisch, Band 20, 422 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 562 g

Reihe: Hellenic Studies Series

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bierl, Anton

Weitere Mitwirkende

Hollmann, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft

Über Autor(innen)

Hollmann, Alexander
Alexander Hollmann is Assistant Professor of the Classics at the University of Washington.

Bierl, Anton
Anton Bierl is Professor of Greek Philology at the University of Basel.