Ritual and Performativity: The Chorus in Old Comedy (Hellenic Studies Series) - Softcover
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.
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Anton Bierl is Professor of Greek Philology at the University of Basel.
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- PublisherCenter for Hellenic Studies
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0674023730
- ISBN 13 9780674023734
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- Number of pages420
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