The hidden chorus : echoes of genre in tragic lyric / L.A. Swift.
The hidden chorus : echoes of genre in tragic lyric / L.A. Swift.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010.
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N882.01/36
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- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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Physical content
xii, 451 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Understanding lyric genres -- Lyric poetry in an Athenian context -- Paian -- Epinikion -- Partheneia -- Hymenaios -- Thrēnos and ritual lament.
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2010.
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Summary
"The Hidden Chorus is the first detailed study of the interaction between tragic and lyric choral song. L. A. Swift argues that tragedy alludes to lyric genres in order to evoke the cultural and normative assumptions involved in them and that the tragedians use this technique to enchance themes, motifs, and imagery of their work." "Swift's study wi...
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The hidden chorus : echoes of genre in tragic lyric / L.A. Swift.
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Oxford classical monographs.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-437) and indexes.
Language note
Text in English with some Ancient Greek.
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c2010.
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N882.01/36
Record Identifier
74VvpeyZVGZg
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ISBN
0199577846
9780199577842 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
DDC
882.01
MMS ID
991005420089702626
