Mystery cults, theatre and Athenian politics : a reading of Euripides' Bacchae and Aristophanes' Frogs /: a reading of Euripides' Bacchae and Aristophanes' Frogs. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Luigi Barzini.
• Authors: Barzini, Luigi
• Contents: IntroductionAcknowledgements DefinitionsPart One: Summary and Context 1. The Plays, the Eleusinian and Great Dionysia Festival2. Mysteries and Mystical Initiation in Athens3. Initiates and Theatre Audiences in Athens4. Mystery Rituals and Theatre Performances5. The Polis, Mystery Cults and Civic Ideology6. Historical Context and Episodes Part Two: The Plays 7. The Plays and Scholarship8. Politics in the Plays 9. Mystery Cults and the Choruses10. Political ImplicationsConclusionsNotes Bibliography Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 882.0109; Greek drama -- History and criticism; Greece -- Politics and government -- To 146 B.C
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350187344; 9781350187337
• Related ISBNs: 9781350187320
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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