Solo Dance in Archaic and Classical Greek Literature: Representing the Unruly Body

ISBN-13: 9781108485036 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 320 str.

Sarah Olsen

Opis

Explores the literary and cultural significance of the unruly solo dancer in the ancient Greek world.

Spis treści

Introduction: Dance, Literature, 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 Madwomen: Dance and Dramatic Form in Euripides and Aristophanes; 6. Agency, Narrative, and the Dancing Girl; 7. Dance History;Conclusion: Reading Dance with Lucian.