{"product_id":"euripides-cyclops-a-satyr-play-9781474245807","title":"Euripides: Cyclops: A Satyr Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carl A. Shaw\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient and Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its ribald chorus of ithyphallic, half-man \/ half-horse creatures, satyr drama was a peculiar part of the Athenian theatrical experience. Performed three times each year after a trilogy of tragedies, it was an integral part of the 5th- and 4th-century City Dionysia, a large festival in honour of the god Dionysus. \u003ci\u003eEuripides: Cyclops\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length study of this fascinating genre's only complete, extant play, a theatrical version of Odysseus' encounter with the monster Polyphemus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShaw begins with a look at the history of the genre, following its development from early 6th-century religious processions up to the Hellenistic era. He then offers a comprehensive analysis of the \u003ci\u003eCyclops'\u003c\/i\u003e plot and performance, using the text (alongside ancient literary fragments and visual evidence) to determine the original viewing experience: the stage, masks, costumes, actions and emotions. A detailed examination of the text reveals that Euripides associates and distinguishes his version of the story from previous iterations of the myth, especially book nine of Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. Euripides handles many of the same themes as his predecessors, but he updates the \u003ci\u003eCyclops\u003c\/i\u003e for the Athenian stage, adapting his work to reflect and comment upon contemporary religious, philosophical and literary-musical trends.","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45083576729751,"sku":"9781474245807","price":2944.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781474245807.webp?v=1767898253","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/euripides-cyclops-a-satyr-play-9781474245807","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}