The Dance of the Muses: Choral Theory and Ancient Greek Poetics
- ISBN-10
- 019929240X
- ISBN-13
- 9780199292400
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 284
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-09-28
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- A. P. David
Description
In this book David develops a revolutionary approach to Greek poetics, which takes seriously and concretely the role of dance. His conclusions, when applied to Homeric poetry, constitute a radically new theory about its origin and composition.
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