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Cambridge Classical Studies: Imagining Reperformance in Ancient Culture: Studies in the Traditions of Drama and Lyric
Richard S. Hunter
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hardcover. A theoretically informed, up-to-date study of the idea and practice of reperformance in ancient poetry. Editor(s): Hunter, Richard; Uhlig, Anna. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AN; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
This book offers a series of studies of the idea and practice of reperformance as it affects ancient lyric poetry and drama. Special attention is paid to the range of phenomena which fall under the heading 'reperformance', to how poets use both the reality and the 'imaginary' of reperformance to create a deep temporal sense in their work and to how audiences use their knowledge of reperformance conditions to interpret what they see and hear. The studies range in scope from Pindar and fifth-century tragedy and comedy to the choral performances and reconstructions of the Imperial Age. All chapters are ... Read more
This book offers a series of studies of the idea and practice of reperformance as it affects ancient lyric poetry and drama. Special attention is paid to the range of phenomena which fall under the heading 'reperformance', to how poets use both the reality and the 'imaginary' of reperformance to create a deep temporal sense in their work and to how audiences use their knowledge of reperformance conditions to interpret what they see and hear. The studies range in scope from Pindar and fifth-century tragedy and comedy to the choral performances and reconstructions of the Imperial Age. All chapters are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Cambridge Classical Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107151475
SKU
V9781107151475
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Ref
99-12
About Richard S. Hunter
Richard Hunter is Regius Professor of Greek in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Trinity College. His most recent books include Plato and the Traditions of Ancient Literature: The Silent Stream (Cambridge, 2012), Hesiodic Voices: Studies in the Ancient Reception of Hesiod's Works and Days (Cambridge, 2014) and Apollonius of Rhodes: Argonautica Book IV (Cambridge, 2015). Anna Uhlig ... Read more
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