From archaic Sparta to classical Athens the chorus was a pervasive feature of Greek social and cultural life. Until now, however, its reception in Roman literature and culture has been little appreciated. This book examines how the chorus is reimagined in a brief but crucial period in the history of...

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1. Verfasser:	Curtis, Lauren, 1984- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Schlagworte:	1700-1799 English poetry > 18th century > History and criticism. Poésie anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique. POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English poetry Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Zusammenfassung:	From archaic Sparta to classical Athens the chorus was a pervasive feature of Greek social and cultural life. Until now, however, its reception in Roman literature and culture has been little appreciated. This book examines how the chorus is reimagined in a brief but crucial period in the history of Latin literature, the early Augustan period from 30 to 10 BCE. It argues that in the work of Horace, Virgil, and Propertius, the language and imagery of the chorus articulate some of their most pressing concerns surrounding social and literary belonging in a rapidly changing Roman world. By re-examining seminal Roman texts such as Horace's Odes and Virgil's Aeneid from this fresh perspective, the book connects the history of musical culture with Augustan poetry's interrogation of fundamental questions surrounding the relationship between individual and community, poet and audience, performance and writing, Greek and Roman, and tradition and innovation.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xv, 268 pages)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781108104906 1108104908 9781316986677 1316986675 131663860X 9781316638606