Choral Constructions in Greek Culture

Choral Constructions in Greek Culture

The Idea of the Chorus in the Poetry, Art and Social Practices of the Archaic and Early Classical Period

Steiner, Deborah Tarn

Cambridge University Press

04/2021

320

Dura

Inglês

9781107110687

15 a 20 dias

1460

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List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Choreia at the Forge: Tripod Cauldrons, Golden Maidens and the Choral Dancers on Achilles' Shield in Iliad 18; 2. From the Demonic to the Divine: Gorgons, Cauldrons and Choral Dance; 3. Flying with the Birds: Avian Choreia and Bird Choruses in Art and Text; 4. The Carnival of the Animals: Dancing in Herds; 5. Water Music: Nymphs, Ships and Choral Aquatics; 6. A Chorus of Columns: Pindar's Agalmata and the Architectural Chorus; 7. Choral Fabrications: Weaving, Cloth-Making and Choral Song and Dance; 8. Choreography: Choreia and Alphabetic Writing; 9. Girls in Lines: Catalogues and Choruses; 10. Choral Envisioning: Archaic and Early Classical Choral Lyric and Post-classical Accounts of Enargeia; Bibliography; Index.