Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece
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Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece by Claude Calame
In this groundbreaking work, Claude Calame argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry are more than literary texts; rather, they functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, Calame reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs, demonstrating their function in an aesthetic education that permitted the young girls to achieve the stature of womanhood and to be integrated into the adult civic community. This first English edition includes an updated bibliography.
Claude Calame is professor of Greek language and literature at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780742515253 |
| ISBN 10 | 0742515257 |
| Title | Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece |
| Author | Claude Calame |
| Series | Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Year published | 2001-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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