Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity: From the Archaic Period to the Age of Augustine

ISBN-13: 9781009161046 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Charles H. Cosgrove

Opis

Comprehensive history of one of the greatest pleasures of ancient life, recreational music, and the various purposes it served.

Spis treści

Glossary of Musical Instruments; Introduction: The Topic and the Sources; 1. Sympotic Scenes and Songs; 2. The Gentleman's Lyre; 3. Hellenistic Evolutions; 4. Poets and Musicians at Upper-Class Greek Banquets; 5. Music and Elite Dining in the Roman Age; 6. Music at the Social Recreations of the Lower Classes; 7. Music at the Suppers and Feasts of the Jewish People; 8. Music at Christian Social Meals; 9. Purposes and Pleasures.