CLST 312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: List Of Theatre Festivals, Dionysia, Eleutherae

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 312
• Professor: Savelli

Document Summary

Eleuthera border deme between attica and boeotia. They were advised by the oracle to rid of the disease by honouring dionysus in a festival and have a procession involving carrying phalluses. Such, the disease was cured, and became a tradition an after piece. Dates 13 - 19 elaphebolion (late march) Writers applied for chorus and tragedy, only 3 were selected to write three tragedies and. Not clear how the archon made this choice. Does not seem as though he could read the pieces in advance, so he probably chose the playwrights based on reputation than the merit of the work. 3 tragedies and an after piece (satyr piece) to alleviate. Chroregeias (providing money for a production at city dion) is a liturgy. If it was unsettled, patrimony was split between the two quarrelling antidosis nominees. No lighting, little to no scenery, few properties. A chorus of 15, and a flute player.