The look of lyric
Subtitle: Greek song and the visual
By: edited by Vanessa Cazzato, Andre Lardinois ; with an introduction by Anastasia-Erasmia Peponi
Series: Mnemosyne. Supplements -- volume 391; Studies in archaic and classical Greek song -- vol. 1; Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava -- 391.; Studies in archaic and classical Greek song -- v. 1.
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9789004311633
Subjects: Greek poetry; History and criticism; Greek drama
Description: The look of lyric: Greek song and the visual' addresses the various modes of interaction between ancient Greek lyric poetry and the visual arts as well as more general notions of visuality. It covers diverse poetic genres in a range of contexts radiating outwards from the original performance(s) to encompass their broader cultural settings, the later reception of the poems, and finally also their understanding in modern scholarship. By focusing on the relationship between the visual and the verbal as well as the sensory and the mental, this volume raises a wide range of questions concerning human perception and cultural practices. As this collection of essays shows, Greek lyric poetry played a decisive role in the shaping of both.0.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.