Music, text, and culture in ancient Greece / edited by Tom Phillips and Armand D'Angour.

What difference does music make to performance poetry, and how did the ancients understand this relationship? This volume explores the interaction of music and language in ancient Greek poetry, arguing that music crucially informs the ways in which these texts create meaning and exploring its place...

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Other Authors: Phillips, Tom, 1984- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
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Physical Description:xiv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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What difference does music make to performance poetry, and how did the ancients understand this relationship? This volume explores the interaction of music and language in ancient Greek poetry, arguing that music crucially informs the ways in which these texts create meaning and exploring its place in contemporary critical writings.
Call Number:PA3111 .M87 2018
ISBN:0198794460
9780198794462