"Ancient Greek dance" traditionally evokes images of stately
choruses or lively Dionysiac revels - communal acts of performance.
This is the first book to look beyond the chorus to the diverse and
complex representation of solo dancers in Archaic and Classical
Greek literature. It argues that dancing alone signifies
transgression and vulnerability in the Greek cultural imagination,
as isolation from the chorus marks the separation of the individual
from a range of communal social structures. It also demonstrates
that the solo dancer is a powerful figure for literary exploration
and experimentation, highlighting the importance of the singular
dancing body in the articulation of poetic, narrative, and generic
interests across Greek literature. Taking a comparative approach
and engaging with current work in dance and performance studies,
this book reveals the profound literary and cultural importance of
the unruly solo dancer in the ancient Greek world.
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