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Choral Identity and the Chorus of Elders in Greek Tragedy
U. S. Dhuga
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Hardback. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Debate concerning the extent to which the tragic chorus is marginal to the dramatic action has prevailed in discussions of choral identity and, more broadly, Greek tragedy as a whole, since the time of Aristotle. Furthermore, it is supposed that choruses not tied to the role of Athenian military-age men are all the more marginal. Yet choral identity challenges our understanding of the ancient Greek tragic chorus—and thus of Greek tragedy as a whole—because the dramatic identities of tragic choruses are, with few exceptions, so different from the identities of the plays' external audiences. Choral Identity and the Chorus ... Read more
Debate concerning the extent to which the tragic chorus is marginal to the dramatic action has prevailed in discussions of choral identity and, more broadly, Greek tragedy as a whole, since the time of Aristotle. Furthermore, it is supposed that choruses not tied to the role of Athenian military-age men are all the more marginal. Yet choral identity challenges our understanding of the ancient Greek tragic chorus—and thus of Greek tragedy as a whole—because the dramatic identities of tragic choruses are, with few exceptions, so different from the identities of the plays' external audiences. Choral Identity and the Chorus ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739147306
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V9780739147306
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About U. S. Dhuga
U. S. Dhuga is professor of classics at Calvin College.
Reviews for Choral Identity and the Chorus of Elders in Greek Tragedy
In this provocative study, Dhuga challenges received views of the role of choruses of Elders in Greek tragedy and illuminates the way that political context and the relation between ruler and subject defines their surprisingly varied identities.
Helene Foley, Barnard College, Columbia University The identity and role of the chorus is one of the central topics in contemporary study ... Read more
Helene Foley, Barnard College, Columbia University The identity and role of the chorus is one of the central topics in contemporary study ... Read more