Music, Text, and Culture in Ancient Greece
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780198794462
Subjects: Greek poetry, history and criticism; Music, greek and roman
Description: What difference does music make to performance poetry, and how did the ancients understand this relationship? This volume explores the interaction of music and language in ancient Greek poetry, arguing that music crucially informs the ways in which these texts create meaning and exploring its place in contemporary critical writings.