"Aristophanes Chorische Partien", by Christian Muff, "Aristophanes Chorpartien", by Richard Arnoldt, original Greek & German, 1st Edition 1872-1873.Two research works about the Choir parts in the dramas of "Aristophanes", published in German with original Greek text parts. First Edition, signed by Augustus Taber Murray.

Marbled hard cover, 5.3/4" x 8.1/2", 196 pages, very good condition.

Provenance:
This book is from the library of Augustus Taber Murray, Ph.D., American expert, translator and professor of ancient Greek literature. It is signed by him on the endpaper.

"Ueber den Vortrag der Chorischen Partien, bei Aristophanes" ['Lecture about the Choir Parts, by Aristophanes'], by Christian Muff, with original Greek notes, published in Halle in 1872, 175 pages.

"Die Chorpartien, bei Aristophanes Scenisch erlautert" ['The Choir Parts, by Aristophanes'], by Dr. Richard Arnoldt, published by Teubner, Leipzig in 1873, 193 pages. Both works are first editions.

Inhaltsverzeichnis / Contents:

Bestimmungen, die sich aus dem Inhalt ergeben - Aufgabe des Koryphaeus,
Funktionen des Gesammtchores
Parodie and Nachahmung

Das Moment der Orchesisi
Characteristische Bezeichnungen
Person und Numerus

Die Metra: - die sowohl dialogisch wie melisch gebraucht sind - iambische - trochaeische - anapaestische - daktylische VersmaassMetra, die nur melischen Vortrag zulassen - ionische - choriambische - daktylo - trochaeische or epitritische - logaoedische - paenische - baccheische - dochmische VersmaassDie Haupchorlieder der Komoedie - Parados - Parabase - Stasima - Exodos

Die Teilung des Chores
Die Parachoregemata
Ueber das Auftreten einzelner Choreuten
Ueber den Tanz
Spezielle Besprechung der einzelnen Stuecke - Acharner - Ritter - Wolken - Wespen - Frieden - Voegel - Lysistrate - Thesmohoriazusen - Froesche - Ekklesiazusen - Plutus

Aristophanes (ca.457 - ca.385 B.C.) was the greatest exponent of the old Attic comedy and one of the first parents of modern drama. His influence on subsequent literature has been immense. Of the 43 plays we know Aristophanes wrote, only 11 remain in their entirety. These plays are not for those easily shocked by the graphic portrayal of various parts of the male anatomy, or the sort of innuendo which would have had them rolling in the aisles back in the Golden Age and, for that matter, to this day. Aristophanes' plays are regularly performed on stages all over the world.

Provenance:

Augustus Taber Murray (1866-1940) was American classical philologist, Professor of Greek at Stanford University. Professor of classical literature at Stanford (1892-1932; emeritus, 1932-1940) and member of the Society of Friends. Author of several books on ancient Greek literature; author of new Homer translation. Murray served as Head of the Quaker congregation in Washington, D.C. during Hoover administration.

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