Satyr Drama: Tragedy at Play

✍ Scribed by George W. M. Harrison (editor)

Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Leaves: 315
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The esteem in which satyr drama was held in antiquity still arouses curiosity and controversy. Twelve new papers, generated in North America by a distinguished cast of scholars, explore questions central to the genre. How did satyr drama relate to comedy and tragedy; how closely was it tied to its tragic trilogy? How did the Athenians react to pro-satyric drama, such as the Alcestis? How far did satyr plays reflect contemporary political life? Fresh conclusions are adduced from the fragments, particularly those of Aeschylus, and there is special study of Euripides' Cyclops, not least for its possible reflection of the fifth-century sophists.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Contents
List of illustrations
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Aiskhylos Satyrikos
2. Family loyalty and betrayal in Euripides' Cyclops and Alcestis: a recurrent theme in satyr play
3. The lexis erotike in Euripides' Cyclops
4. Perjury and the perversion of language in Euripides' Cyclops
5. The Cyclops and the Alcestis: tragic and the absurd
6. Nothing to do with satyrs? Alcestis and the concept of prosatyric drama
7. The sophisticated Cyclops
8. Of sophists, tyrants, and Polyphemos: the nature of the beast in Euripides' Cyclops
9. Satyrs, citizens, and self-presentation
10. But comedy has satyrs too
11. Images of satyr-plays in South Italy
12. Positioning of satyr drama and characterisation in the Cyclops
Bibliography
Index

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