Dithyramb: Tragedy and Comedy by A.W. Pickard-Cambridge
$55.00
Dithyramb: Tragedy and Comedy by A.W. Pickard-Cambridge, published in 1927. A scholarly work that explores the origins and development of Greek tragedy and comedy, with a particular focus on the dithyramb. The book examines how these dramatic forms evolved from the dithyramb, a choral hymn in honor of Dionysus, and traces their distinct trajectories. Sections Include: The Dithyramb, The Origins of Greek Tragedy, The Beginnings of Greek Tragedy, On the Form of the Old Comedy, Epicharmus, etc. etc. Hardcover with only the very lightest shelfwear.
