Satyr Drama de Dr George W. M. Harrison

Satyr Drama: Tragedy at Play

Dr George W. M. Harrison

The esteem in which satyr drama was held in antiquity still arouses curiosity and controversy. Twelve new papers, generated in North America by a distinguished cast of scholars, explore questions central to the genre. How did satyr drama relate to comedy and tragedy; how closely was it tied to its tragic trilogy? How did the Athenians react to pro-satyric drama, such as the "Alcestis"? How far did satyr plays reflect contemporary political life? Fresh conclusions are adduced from the fragments, particularly those of Aeschylus, and there is special study of Euripides' Cyclops, not least for its possible reflection of the fifth-century sophists.

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George W.M. Harrison received his Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University with a thesis on Seneca and Lucan. He has edited a volume for this press on Seneca in Performance (2002) and has written a book on the Roman historical play, Octavia. His other scholarly interests include Plutarch, and the archaeology of Crete during the Roman Empire. He has translated one play for performance, and is completing the script of his second play. He splits his time between Montreal and Crete.

Cuprins

A. J. Podlecki (University of British Columbia), 'Aiskhylos Satyrikos'; Z. Philip Ambrose (University of Vermont), 'Family loyalty and betrayal in Euripides' Cyclops and Alcestis: a recurrent theme in satyr play'; Willeon Slenders (Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen), 'The lexis erotike in Euripides' Cyclops'; Judith Fletcher (Wilfrid Laurier University), 'Perjury and the perversion of language in Euripides' Cyclops'; Hanna M. Roisman (Colby College), 'The Cyclops and the Alcestis: tragic and the absurd'; Niall W. Slater (Emory University), 'Nothing to do with satyrs? Alcestis and the concept of prosatyric drama'; C.W. Marshall (University of British Columbia), 'The sophisticated Cyclops'; Patrick O'Sullivan (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), 'Of sophists, tyrants, and Polyphemos: the nature of the beast in Euripides' Cyclops''; Mark Griffith (University of California, Berkeley), 'Satyrs, citizens, and self-presentation'; Ian C. Storey (Trent University), 'But comedy has satyrs too'; Thomas Carpenter (Ohio University), 'Images of satyr-plays in South Italy'; George W.M. Harrison (University of Crete), 'Positioning of satyr drama and characterisation in the Cyclops'.