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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Chepel, Elena
Titre(s) : Laughter for the gods [Texte imprimé] : ritual in old comedy / Elena Chepel
Publication : Liège : Centre international d'étude de la religion grecque antique : Presses universitaires
de Liège, 2020
Diffusion/distribution : Paris : de Boccard (diffusion/distribution)
Impression : impr. en Belgique
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (230 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : Kernos. Supplément, ISSN 0776-3824 [sic] ; 35
Lien à la collection : Kernos. Supplément
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 191-205. Index. - ISSN exact : 1376-179X
Texte remanié de : Thèse de doctorat : Classics : Reading (GB) : 2016
Sujet(s) : Comédie grecque -- Grèce -- 499-323 av. J.-C. (Époque classique) -- Thèmes, motifs
Rites et cérémonies -- Dans la littérature -- Grèce -- 499-323 av. J.-C. (Époque classique)
Indice(s) Dewey :
882.010 9 (23e éd.) = Poésie dramatique et théâtre grecs classiques - Jusque vers 0499 - Histoire et
critique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-2-87562-236-5 (br.) : 30 EUR
EAN 9782875622365
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46571396j
Notice n° :
FRBNF46571396
Résumé : Ritual permeates Greek comedies of the fifth and fourth centuries BC. In Birds and
Peace, the performance of sacrifice is central to the plot and its dramatic action;
Women at the Thesmophoria is set during the celebration of a religious festival; while
the story of Wealth relies on a successful incubation at the sanctuary of Asklepios.
Other plays of Aristophanes, as well as fragments from other comic poets, also feature
ritual processions, libations, hymns, and prayers. Why and how were these real-life
practices of Greek religion represented in comedies? And what did it mean for the
audience to laugh at them? This study is the first comprehensive analysis of the comic
scenes in which characters perform rituals on stage. These theatrical representations
of religious rites are examined not only with regard to their role in the fabric of
particular plays, they are also analysed within the broader framework of the competition
of dramatic poets at the Athenian festival of Dionysos. The approach chosen allows
for a new perspective to develop on the old discussion regarding the religious dimension
of Greek theatre. It is argued that comic rituals (and the playwrights behind them)
consciously claim to be authentic, and thus transform the performance of a comic play
into a significant event which is relevant for the city and its religion. [source
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