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Euripides: Cyclops - A Satyr Play (Hardcover)
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Euripides: Cyclops - A Satyr Play (Hardcover)
Series: Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy
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With its ribald chorus of ithyphallic, half-man / half-horse
creatures, satyr drama was a peculiar part of the Athenian
theatrical experience. Performed three times each year after a
trilogy of tragedies, it was an integral part of the 5th- and
4th-century City Dionysia, a large festival in honour of the god
Dionysus. Euripides: Cyclops is the first book-length study of this
fascinating genre's only complete, extant play, a theatrical
version of Odysseus' encounter with the monster Polyphemus. Shaw
begins with a look at the history of the genre, following its
development from early 6th-century religious processions up to the
Hellenistic era. He then offers a comprehensive analysis of the
Cyclops' plot and performance, using the text (alongside ancient
literary fragments and visual evidence) to determine the original
viewing experience: the stage, masks, costumes, actions and
emotions. A detailed examination of the text reveals that Euripides
associates and distinguishes his version of the story from previous
iterations of the myth, especially book nine of Homer's Odyssey.
Euripides handles many of the same themes as his predecessors, but
he updates the Cyclops for the Athenian stage, adapting his work to
reflect and comment upon contemporary religious, philosophical and
literary-musical trends.
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