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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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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Ritual and Performativity
• Subtitle: The Chorus in Old Comedy
• Author: Anton Bierl
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 530
• EAN: 9780674023734
• ISBN: 9780674023734
• ID: 06464608
• Publisher: Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
• Weight: 610 g
• Dimensions: 230 × 140 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 2007

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