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Solo dance in archaic and classical Greek literature

Author: Search for this author Olsen, Sarah (author)
Statement of Responsibility: Sarah Olsen, Williams College
Medium identifier: SAS
Year: 201
Publisher: Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY
Media group: Buch
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Ancient Greek dance" traditionally evokes images of stately choruses or lively Dionysiac revels - communal acts of performance. This is the first book to look beyond the chorus to the diverse and complex representation of solo dancers in Archaic and Classical Greek literature. It argues that dancing alone signifies transgression and vulnerability in the Greek cultural imagination, as isolation from the chorus marks the separation of the individual from a range of communal social structures. It also demonstrates that the solo dancer is a powerful figure for literary exploration and experimentation, highlighting the importance of the singular dancing body in the articulation of poetic, narrative, and generic interests across Greek literature. Taking a comparative approach and engaging with current work in dance and performance studies, this book reveals the profound literary and cultural importance of the unruly solo dancer in the ancient Greek world.

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Author: Search for this author Olsen, Sarah (author)
Statement of Responsibility: Sarah Olsen, Williams College
Medium identifier: SAS
Year: 201
Publisher: Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY
Works included: Introduction: Dance, literaure and culture - 1. The fantastic phaeacians: virtuosity, competition, and dance in the " Odyssey ", 2. Io's dance: human mobility and divine authority in Aeschylus " Prometheus Bound " - 3. Dance at work: performance and identity in Euripides " Ion ", 4. Dance and dissonance: the innovative choreography of Aristophanes " Wasps " - 5. Staging Madwoman: dance and dramatic forms in Euripides and Aristopfanes - 6. Agency, narrative, and the dancing girl, 7. Dance history -
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ISBN: 9781108485036
Description: xiii, 243 Seiten : Ilustrationen
Tags: Dance in literature; Griechenland; Greek literature / History and criticism; Hochschulschrift; griechische Kunst; Antike; Literatur; Tanz <Motiv>; Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Language: Englisch
Media group: Buch