The dance of the muses choral theory and ancient Greek poetics

Developing a revolutionary musical analysis of ancient Greek poetry, this book offers a treatment of Homeric poetics, and a foretaste of the fruits to be harvested in lyric by a musical analysis, which applies a new theory of the Greek tonic accent and considers the role of dance in performance

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David, A. P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2006, 2006
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Developing a revolutionary musical analysis of ancient Greek poetry, this book offers a treatment of Homeric poetics, and a foretaste of the fruits to be harvested in lyric by a musical analysis, which applies a new theory of the Greek tonic accent and considers the role of dance in performance
Physical Description:viii, 284 p.
ISBN:9780191711855