The dance of the muses : choral theory and ancient Greek poetics /

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This book develops an authentic and at the same time revolutionary musical analysis of ancient Greek poetry. It departs from the abstract metrical analyses of the past in that it conceives the rhythmic and harmonic elements of poetry as integral to the whole expression, and decisive in the interpret...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
David, A. P.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Zusammenfassung:
This book develops an authentic and at the same time revolutionary musical analysis of ancient Greek poetry. It departs from the abstract metrical analyses of the past in that it conceives the rhythmic and harmonic elements of poetry as integral to the whole expression, and decisive in the interpretation of its meaning. David offers a thoroughgoing treatment of Homeric poetics: here some remarkable discoveries in the harmonic movement of epic verse, when combined with some neglectedfacts about the origin of the hexameter in a 'dance of the Muses', lead to essential new thinking about the genes
Umfang:
1 online resource (300 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
1-281-14561-0
9786611145613
0-19-153773-X
1-4356-2473-4
Schlagworte:
Greek poetry > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Greek language > Metrics and rhythmics.
Greek language > Accents and accentuation.
Poetics > History > To 1500.
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