The Hidden Chorus: Echoes of Genre in Tragic Lyric

The Hidden Chorus: Echoes of Genre in Tragic Lyric

by L. A. Swift
ISBN-10:
0199577846
ISBN-13:
9780199577842
Pub. Date:
02/28/2010
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199577846
ISBN-13:
9780199577842
Pub. Date:
02/28/2010
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
The Hidden Chorus: Echoes of Genre in Tragic Lyric

The Hidden Chorus: Echoes of Genre in Tragic Lyric

by L. A. Swift
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Overview

The Hidden Chorus investigates the relationship between the chorus of Greek tragedy and other types of choral song in Greek society. Choruses performed on a range of occasions in Greek culture, ranging from private weddings and funerals to large-scale religious festivals, yet the relationship between these everyday or 'ritual' choruses and the choruses of tragedy has never been systematically examined. L. A. Swift discusses choruses from five ritual genres: paian (religious songs of celebration or healing), epinikion (songs for athletic victors), partheneia (songs for the transitions of young girls), hymenaios (wedding song), and thrênos (funerary song), and explores how these choral forms are evoked in tragedy. By examining the relationship between tragic and non-tragic choral song, she not only provides new insights into individual plays, but also enriches our understanding of the role poetry and song played in Greek life.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199577842
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 02/28/2010
Series: Oxford Classical Monographs
Pages: 472
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

L. A. Swift is Junior Research Fellow in Classics, Trinity College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Understanding Lyric Genres2. Lyric Poetry in an Athenian Context3. Paian4. Epinikion5. Partheneia6. Hymenaios7. Threnos and Ritual LamentConclusion
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