Ritual and Performativity: The Chorus in Old Comedy (Hellenic Studies Series)

Bierl, Anton

ISBN 10: 0674023730 / ISBN 13: 9780674023734

Verlag: Center for Hellenic Studies, 2010

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Inhaltsangabe:

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.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: Anton Bierl is Professor of Greek Philology at the University of Basel.

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

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Ritual and Performativity: The Chorus in Old...
Verlag: Center for Hellenic Studies
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New