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Mystery Cults, Theatre and Athenian Politics

Mystery Cults, Theatre and Athenian Politics

1 393 kr

1 393 kr

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To., 27 mars - ti., 1 april


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Produktbeskrivelse

This new comparative reading of Euripides’ Bacchae and Aristophanes’ Frogs sets the two plays squarely in their contemporary social and political context and explores their impact on the audiences of the time. Both were composed during a crucial period of Athenian political life following the oligarchic seizure of power in 411 BC and the restoration of democracy in 410 BC, and were in all likelihood produced nearly simultaneously a few months before the rise of the Thirty Tyrants and the ensuing civil war. They also demonstrate significant similarities that are particularly notable among extant Attic theatre productions, including the role of the god Dionysos as protagonist and architect of religious and political action, and the presence of Demetrian and Dionysiac mystic choruses as proponents of the appeasement of civil discord as the cure for Athens’ ills. Focusing on the mystic, civic and political content of both Bacchae and Frogs, this volume offers not only a new reading of the plays, but also an interdisciplinary perspective on the special characteristics of mystery cults in Athens in their political context and the nature of theatrical audiences and their reaction to mystic themes. Its illumination of the function of each play at a pivotal moment in fifth-century Athenian politics will be of value to scholars and students of ancient Greek drama, religion and history.

Artikkel nr.

60100fe4-f198-461a-9aa8-6ee4d7f7149d

Egenskaper

Språkversjon

Engelsk

Bokomslagstype

Innbundet (hardcover)

Antall sider

280 sider

Foreslått kjønn

Alle kjønn

Skrevet av

Luigi Barzini (Author)

Utgiver

Bloomsbury Publishing

Utgivelsesdato (DD/MM/ÅÅÅÅ)

12/08/2021

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

9781350187320

Vekt og dimensjoner

Bredde

234 mm

Høyde

156 mm

Mystery Cults, Theatre and Athenian Politics

1 393 kr

1 393 kr

På lager

To., 27 mars - ti., 1 april


Sikker betaling

14 dagers åpent kjøp


Selges og leveres av

Adlibris