RITUAL AND PERFORMATIVITY by Anton Bierl, Alexander Hollmann (Trans) ( 9780674023734 )

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Title:

RITUAL AND PERFORMATIVITY
THE CHORUS IN OLD COMEDY

By:

Anton Bierl, Alexander Hollmann (Trans)

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0674023730

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9780674023734

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES

Pub. date:

1 January, 2007

Series:

Hellenic Studies Series v. 20

Pages:

530

Description:

Presents a study investigating the chorus of Old Comedy. This book offers a general introduction to the dramatic chorus from the comic vantage point. It includes a close reading of Aristophanes' "Thesmophoriazusae", which shows that ritual is indeed present in both the micro- and macrostructure of Attic comedy.

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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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