Music, text, and culture in Ancient Greece /

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...

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Other Authors: Phillips, Tom, 1984-, D'Angour, Armand
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages) : illustrations, music
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192513281
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