Professor Carl A.Shaw
Euripides: Cyclops: A Satyr Play
Euripides: Cyclops: A Satyr Play
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The satyr drama was a peculiar part of the Athenian theatrical experience, performed three times each year after a trilogy of tragedies. Euripides' Cyclops is the first book-length study of this complete, extant play, a theatrical version of Odysseus' encounter with the monster Polyphemus. Shaw offers a comprehensive analysis of the plot and performance, using the text and ancient literary fragments to determine the original viewing experience. He reveals that Euripides associates and distinguishes his version of the story from previous iterations, adapting his work to reflect contemporary religious, philosophical, and literary-musical trends.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 08 August 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The satyr drama was a peculiar and unique aspect of the Athenian theatrical experience, characterized by its raunchy chorus of half-man and half-horse creatures. Performed three times annually after a trilogy of tragedies, it played a vital role in the 5th and 4th centuries City Dionysia, a grand festival in honor of the god Dionysus. Euripides' Cyclops is the first comprehensive study of this complete and extant play, a theatrical adaptation of Odysseus' encounter with the monster Polyphemus. Shaw begins by exploring the genre's historical development, tracing its evolution from early 6th-century religious processions to the Hellenistic era. He then provides a detailed analysis of the Cyclops plot and performance, utilizing the text, along with ancient literary fragments and visual evidence, to reconstruct the original viewing experience: the stage, masks, costumes, actions, and emotions. A thorough examination of the text reveals that Euripides associates and distinguishes his version of the story from previous iterations of the myth, particularly Book Nine of Homer's Odyssey. Euripides addresses many of the same themes as his predecessors, but he contemporizes the Cyclops for the Athenian stage, adapting his work to reflect and comment upon contemporary religious, philosophical, and literary-musical trends.
Weight: 230g
Dimension: 139 x 215 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474245807
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