Master of the Game: Competition and Performance in Greek Poetry

by Derek Collins

The interest in the performance of ancient Greek poetry has grown dramatically in recent years. But the competitive dimension of Greek poetic performances, while usually assumed, has rarely been directly addressed. This study provides for the first time an in-depth examination of a central mode of Greek poetic competition--capping, which occurs when speakers or singers respond to one another in small numbers of verses, single verses, or between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674016440
• ISBN13: 9780674016446
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"