{"product_id":"euripides-carl-a-shaw-9781474245807","title":"Euripides: Cyclops: A Satyr Play","description":"With 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl A. Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474245803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474245807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Carl A. Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935506759935,"sku":"9781474245807","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_283374c5-acc9-489a-8d9f-43dd47986031.jpg?v=1681420197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/euripides-carl-a-shaw-9781474245807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}