Ritual and Performativity: The Chorus in Old Comedy: Ritual and Performativit?t, Unter Besonderer Ber?cksichtigung Von Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusen Und Der Phallosliede (Hellenic Studies, Band 20) - Softcover

Ritual and Performativity : The Chorus in Old Comedy

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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. Artikel-Nr. 9780674023734

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