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Beschreibung:

124 p. Original brochure.

Bemerkung:

A pristine copy. - The festival of the Panathenaia, held in midsummer every year at Athens to celebrate the birthday of the city's goddess, Athena (the Great Panathenaia was held every four years), was the setting for performances of the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey by professional reciters or "rhapsodes" in the days of Plato, much as the festival of the City Dionysia, held in early spring every year, was the primary setting for performances of tragedy and comedy. The works of Plato are our main surviving source of information about these performances of Homeric poetry at the Panathenaia. Through his references, both direct and indirect, a crucial phase in the history of the Homeric tradition can be reconstructed. Through Plato?s eyes, the "staging" of Homer in classical Athens can once again become a virtual reality. This book examines the overall testimony of Plato as an expert-albeit a hostile one-about the cultural legacy of Homeric performances at the Panathenaia. Plato?s fine-tuned ear for language-not just any language but in this case the technical language of high-class artisans like rhapsodes-picks up on a variety of authentic expressions and turns of phrase that echo the talk of rhapsodes as they once upon a time practiced their art-and even as they once upon a time spoke about this art. - Contents: Homer and Plato at the Panathenaia -- Epic as Music: Rhapsodic Models of Homer in Plato?s Timaeus and Critias -- Humnos in Homer and Plato: Weaving the Robe of the Goddess -- Appendix: Rhapsodes and Actors. ISBN 0674009630