Title: Dithyramb in Context
Description: The editors look at dithyramb in its entirety, understanding it as a social and cultural phenomenon of Greek antiquity. How the dithyramb functions as a marker and as a carrier of social change throughout Greek antiquity is expressed in themes such as performance and ritual, poetics and intertextuality, music and dance, history and politics.
Subjects: Dithyramb, Greek poetry, History and criticism, Greek drama (Tragedy), Greek drama (Comedy), In literature, Social aspects, Religious aspects