Sharing in the Action: The Choral Plot of Classical Athenian Tragedy - Couverture souple

Murnaghan, Sheila

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1501787268 ISBN 13 : 9781501787263

Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2026

Synopsis

There is a close connection between the events dramatized in the plots of classical Athenian tragedy and tragedy's distinctive form―its signature combination of individual actors and a chorus. Sharing in the Action revisits the plots enacted in tragedies to reveal how they are significantly conditioned by the wider phenomenon of the choral performance.

In Athenian tragedy, the protagonists portrayed by the actors tend to receive attention, but there has been growing recognition of the cultural centrality of the chorus itself as an institution that enacted, modeled, and perpetuated the structures and values of ancient communities. Over the course of a decade, Sheila Murnaghan has uncovered and amplified the role of the chorus member within the tragic plot. Ultimately, Sharing in the Action is a collection that brings together bold reinterpretations and new and nuanced perspectives on how the choral odes of tragedy were in close dialogue with the other forms of choral poetry out of which tragedy evolved and that persisted alongside it.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sheila Murnaghan is Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Professor of Greek in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the translator or author of several books, including Euripides' Medea and Disguise and Recognition in the "Odyssey."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cornell University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1501787268
• ISBN 13: 9781501787263
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252
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