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Satyric Play: The Evolution of Greek Comedy and Satyr Drama

Carl A. Shaw

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Description:Satyric Play is the 1st book to offer an integrated analysis of Greek comedy & satyr drama. Using a literary-historical approach, Shaw argues that comedy & satyr plays influenced each other in nearly all stages of their development. Altho satyr drama was written by tragedians & employed a number of formal tragic elements, the humorous chorus of half-man, half-horse satyrs encouraged sustained interaction between poets of comedy & satyr play. From 6th-century proto-drama, thru classical productions staged at the Athenian City Dionysia, to bookish Alexandrian plays of the 3rd-century, the remains of comic & satyric performances reveal a range of literary, esthetic, historical, religious & geographical connections. Shaw analyzes the details of this interplay diachronically, looking at a wide range of literary & material evidence. He shows that ancient critics & poets allude to comic-satyric associations in surprising ways, vases depict fascinating performative connections, & the plays themselves share titles, plots, modes of humor & occasionally even a chorus of satyrs. Satyric Play uncovers & examines the complex, shifting relationship between comedy & satyr drama, offering insight into the development of these genres & the Greek theatrical experience as a whole.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Satyric Play: The Evolution of Greek Comedy and Satyr Drama. To get started finding Satyric Play: The Evolution of Greek Comedy and Satyr Drama, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Satyric Play is the 1st book to offer an integrated analysis of Greek comedy & satyr drama. Using a literary-historical approach, Shaw argues that comedy & satyr plays influenced each other in nearly all stages of their development. Altho satyr drama was written by tragedians & employed a number of formal tragic elements, the humorous chorus of half-man, half-horse satyrs encouraged sustained interaction between poets of comedy & satyr play. From 6th-century proto-drama, thru classical productions staged at the Athenian City Dionysia, to bookish Alexandrian plays of the 3rd-century, the remains of comic & satyric performances reveal a range of literary, esthetic, historical, religious & geographical connections. Shaw analyzes the details of this interplay diachronically, looking at a wide range of literary & material evidence. He shows that ancient critics & poets allude to comic-satyric associations in surprising ways, vases depict fascinating performative connections, & the plays themselves share titles, plots, modes of humor & occasionally even a chorus of satyrs. Satyric Play uncovers & examines the complex, shifting relationship between comedy & satyr drama, offering insight into the development of these genres & the Greek theatrical experience as a whole.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Satyric Play: The Evolution of Greek Comedy and Satyr Drama. To get started finding Satyric Play: The Evolution of Greek Comedy and Satyr Drama, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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