Euripides: Cyclops
A Satyr Play
Seiten
2019
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4742-4580-7 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4742-4580-7 (ISBN)
With its ribald chorus of ithyphallic, half-man / half-horse creatures, satyr drama was a peculiar part of the Athenian theatrical experience. Performed three times each year after a trilogy of tragedies, it was an integral part of the 5th- and 4th-century City Dionysia, a large festival in honour of the god Dionysus. Euripides: Cyclops is the first book-length study of this fascinating genre’s only complete, extant play, a theatrical version of Odysseus’ encounter with the monster Polyphemus.
Shaw begins with a look at the history of the genre, following its development from early 6th-century religious processions up to the Hellenistic era. He then offers a comprehensive analysis of the Cyclops’ plot and performance, using the text (alongside ancient literary fragments and visual evidence) to determine the original viewing experience: the stage, masks, costumes, actions and emotions. A detailed examination of the text reveals that Euripides associates and distinguishes his version of the story from previous iterations of the myth, especially book nine of Homer’s Odyssey. Euripides handles many of the same themes as his predecessors, but he updates the Cyclops for the Athenian stage, adapting his work to reflect and comment upon contemporary religious, philosophical and literary-musical trends.
Shaw begins with a look at the history of the genre, following its development from early 6th-century religious processions up to the Hellenistic era. He then offers a comprehensive analysis of the Cyclops’ plot and performance, using the text (alongside ancient literary fragments and visual evidence) to determine the original viewing experience: the stage, masks, costumes, actions and emotions. A detailed examination of the text reveals that Euripides associates and distinguishes his version of the story from previous iterations of the myth, especially book nine of Homer’s Odyssey. Euripides handles many of the same themes as his predecessors, but he updates the Cyclops for the Athenian stage, adapting his work to reflect and comment upon contemporary religious, philosophical and literary-musical trends.
Carl A. Shaw is Associate Professor of Greek Language and Literature at New College of Florida, USA. He is the author of Satyric Play: The Evolution of Greek Comedy and Satyr Drama (2014) and various articles on Greek drama and culture.
List of Figures
Preface
Notes for the Reader
List of Abbreviations
1. The Cyclops and Satyr Drama
2. Viewing the Play: Plot and Performance
3. Themes, Issues, and Functions
4. Euripides’ Cyclops in its Literary Context
Endnotes
References
General Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.08.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 bw illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 209 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4742-4580-3 / 1474245803 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4742-4580-7 / 9781474245807 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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