Music and the Muses: The Culture of 'mousikē' in the Classical Athenian CityPenelope Murray, Peter Wilson, Professor Peter Wilson What was the role of mousike in Greek life? Broader in its implications than the English "music," mousike, the realm of the Muses, lay at the heart of Greek culture. Yet, despite its centrality, its social and intellectual implications have rarely been investigated. In these new and specially commissioned essays leading experts analyze the political, religious, and ethical significance of musical performance in the classical Athenian city, and open up a new field of investigation in cultural history. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Muses and Mysteries | 11 |
and Society in Athens and Beyond | 39 |
Dancing the Pyrrhichē in Athens | 91 |
Euphemia or Aischrologia? | 121 |
Athenian Musical Discourse in the Late Fifth Century | 185 |
The Politics of Mousikē | 205 |
A Music Theorist Ostracized? | 249 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Music and the Muses: The Culture of 'mousikē' in the Classical Athenian City |
| Editors | Penelope Murray, Peter Wilson, Professor Peter Wilson |
| Contributor | Oxford University Press |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0199242399, 9780199242399 |
| Length | 438 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / Greece |
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