The Choruses of Sophokles' Antigone and Philoktetes
Subtitle: Dance of Words (Mnemosyne, Supplements)
Publisher: Brill
Published: January 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9789004165144
Subjects: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; World history: BCE to c 500 CE; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Ancient (Classical) Greek; Latin; Ancient World; Ancient and Classical; Ancient - General
Description: "A Dance of Words argues for a fundamental difference in the modes of expression of actor and chorus. The chorus views the action from the perspective of dancers and singers, while the actors' understanding is shaped by the responsibility they have to make things happen."--Jacket.