| 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 Edition Contributor(s): Bierl, Anton (Author), Hollmann, Alexander (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674023730 ISBN-13: 9780674023734 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $37.57 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: German Published: January 2007 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Drama | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 882.010 |
| LCCN: 2009039179 |
| Series: Hellenic Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6" W x 9" (1.24 lbs) 422 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |