CLST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Dionysia, Lenaia, Dithyramb

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Drama: performance based on text, ties to ritual, philosophical debates, social issues, athens, 6th - 3rd bce is our focus, related to religious festivals, city dionysia & lenaia, drama competitions by genre. Judged by 10 judges: chaotic judging process, 3 genres: tragedy, comedy, satyr, tragedy: oldest genre, heavy, serious content, epic, comedy: next oldest. Inventive, crude language: aristophanes, satyr: lesser known, chorus consisted of satyrs, comic-like. Lightened mood after heavy tragic plays: max. of 3 actors, can play multiple roles, chorus: 12-14 ppl, community expected to participate, exclusively male. Skene: backdrop: orchestra: main stage, ekkeklyma: back door used to convey what"s offstage, mechane: helped people/things to look like they"re flying, performance, all wore masks. Subversive nature of dionysus appropriate for genre dealing with civic discourse: aristotle (384-322bce, philosopher, tutor of alexander the great, poetics background, covered types of poetry, components, features of successful compositions, highly influential on ancient literary/dramatic theory.

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