Choral Constructions in Greek Culture: The Idea of the Chorus in the Poetry, Art and Social Practices of the Archaic and Early Classical Period

Contents

• List of Illustrations
• Preface and Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. Choreia at the Forge: Tripod Cauldrons, Golden Maidens and the Choral Dancers on Achilles' Shield in Iliad 18
• 2. From the Demonic to the Divine: Gorgons, Cauldrons and Choral Dance
• 3. Flying with the Birds: Avian Choreia and Bird Choruses in Art and Text
• 4. The Carnival of the Animals: Dancing in Herds
• 5. Water Music: Nymphs, Ships and Choral Aquatics
• 6. A Chorus of Columns: Pindar's Agalmata and the Architectural Chorus
• 7. Choral Fabrications: Weaving, Cloth-Making and Choral Song and Dance
• 8. Choreography: Choreia and Alphabetic Writing
• 9. Girls in Lines: Catalogues and Choruses
• 10. Choral Envisioning: Archaic and Early Classical Choral Lyric and Post-classical Accounts of Enargeia
• Bibliography
• Index.