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Pages: 194
Authors: Lowell Edmunds
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Poetry in archaic and classical Greece was a practical art that arose from specific social or political circumstances. The interpretation of a poem or dramatic
Performance and Gender in Ancient Greece
Language: en
Pages: 384
Authors: Eva Stehle
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-07-14 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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"Like love, Greek poetry was not for hereafter," writes Eva Stehle, "but shared in the present mirth and laughter of festival, ceremony, and party." Describing
Poetry and Its Public in Ancient Greece
Language: en
Pages: 412
Authors: Bruno Gentili
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990-02 - Publisher:

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Brilliantly applying insights and methodologies from anthropology, literary theory, and the social sciences to the historical study of archaic lyric, Poetry and
The Craft of Poetic Speech in Ancient Greece
Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: Claude Calame
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

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In this subtle, learned, and daring book, Claude Calame subverts common assumptions about the relationships between poet and audience, challenging his readers t
Authorship and Greek Song: Authority, Authenticity, and Performance
Language: en
Pages: 305
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Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-02-20 - Publisher: BRILL

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Authorship and Greek Song offers critical discussions of the concept of authorship in archaic Greek poetry. Its chapters explore the issue of authority (of poet