Athenian Institution of Khoregia: The Chorus, the City and the Stage - Softcover
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This book is the first major study of the means by which the classical Athenians organised and funded their many festival choruses. It explores the mechanics of the institution by which a minority of rich citizens were required to arrange and pay for a festival chorus, including choruses for tragic and comic drama, and situates this duty within the range of occasions for elite leadership in Athens' elaborate festival calendar. Peter Wilson goes on to show the importance of the khoregia to our understanding of the workings of Athenian democracy itself, and to demonstrate the degree to which the institution was itself a highly performative occasion, an opportunity for elite display in the democratic environment. The post-classical history of the khoregia and its appearance in a wide range of other Greek communities are also examined.
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''This is the first major modern account of the Athenian khoregia ... The author has reflected deeply on his subject and has given us a stimulating book.' Journal of Hellenic Studies
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This book is the first major study of a central cultural institution of classical Athens, the khoregia - the means whereby the Athenians organised and funded their festival choruses. It explores the mechanics of the institution and demonstrates its importance to our understanding of the working of Athenian democracy itself.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0521542138
- ISBN 13 9780521542135
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages452
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