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Tragic Odes: Choral Dynamics in Greek Drama by Jéniffer Fonseca is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the relationship between Greek tragedy and lyric poetry. It argues that thinking of "tragic odes" as a distinct genre is misguided, as tragedies incorporated a wide variety of lyric forms in their choruses. The document examines how Greek tragedies drew from contemporary lyric traditions, using choruses to enhance dramas with new songs. It also discusses how scholars can better analyze the lyric elements in tragedies by understanding Greek generic concepts of lyric and avoiding presu
- Author
- Jéniffer Fonseca
- Language
- EN