Ritual and Performativity

Ritual and Performativity
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
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ISBN-10 : 0674023730
ISBN-13 : 9780674023734
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Download or read book Ritual and Performativity written by Anton Bierl and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a theoretical introduction that also serves as a general introduction to the dramatic chorus from the comic vantage point, a reading of Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae shows that ritual is present in both the micro- and macrostructure of Attic comedy as part of a still existing performative choral culture.


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