CAS CL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Sophocles, Epode, Homer
20 Mar 2015
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Remember, from classical antiquity we only got texts which were considered most important and therefore recopied on papyri and manuscripts ( natural selection ) Were presented by competing dramatists along with the tragedies. Probably related to dionysus" ritual: connection to the goat, tragedy, and dionysus. Satyrs: goat men, lustful, drunken companions of dionysus. In classical times provided comic relief between tragedies. Dionysus is not just the god of drinking and lust. He is the god of going across the line of normalcy; god of liminal state. 3 tragedies competed, presenting a choral song plus a satyr all performed in one day. Orchestra where the chorus was and they were dancing and singing. Citizens were paid to go to the festivals; they also got to eat meat at the sacrifices. The actors didn"t immerse themselves into their character like today, wearing the mask was enough. Wealthy citizens often sponsored choruses; was a honor to do so.
