Music and the Muses : the culture of 'mousikē' in the classical Athenian city / edited by Penelope Murray and Peter Wilson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Murray, Penelope.

Wilson, Peter, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music, Greek and Roman--Social aspects.

Music, Greek and Roman.

Performing arts--Social aspects--Greece--History--To 1500.

Performing arts.

Performing arts--Social aspects.

History.

Social aspects.

Greece--Civilization.

Greece.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xiii, 438 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

What was the role of mousike in Greek life? Broader in its implications than the English "music," mousike, the realm of the Muses, lay at the heart of Greek culture. Yet, despite its centrality, its social and intellectual implications have rarely been investigated. In these new and specially commissioned essays leading experts analyze the political, religious, and ethical significance of musical performance in the classical Athenian city, and open up a new field of investigation in cultural history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [390]-429) and index.

ISBN:

0199242399

OCLC:

53156333